minefield
noun
mine·field
ˈmīn-ˌfēld 
1
: an area (as of water or land) set with mines
2
: something resembling a minefield especially in having many dangers or requiring extreme caution
a political minefield
Examples of minefield in a Sentence
This issue is a political minefield.
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With modern dating being a minefield, people are struggling to meet viable dating prospects and often want to increase their odds of success.
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Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 June 2024
The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas said the vehicle had been trapped in a prepared minefield that set off the explosion.
—James MacKenzie and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
The men’s field has always been deeper with true contenders, a minefield of upsets, and UConn has made its way through it as an underdog, a No. 7 seed in ’14, a No. 4 seed in 2023.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2024
Others survived with serious injuries and tried to crawl through the minefield back toward the Russian positions.
—Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
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Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 June 2024
The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas said the vehicle had been trapped in a prepared minefield that set off the explosion.
—James MacKenzie and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
The men’s field has always been deeper with true contenders, a minefield of upsets, and UConn has made its way through it as an underdog, a No. 7 seed in ’14, a No. 4 seed in 2023.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2024
Others survived with serious injuries and tried to crawl through the minefield back toward the Russian positions.
—Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
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“Minefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minefield. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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