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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The shortfall comes as Ukraine is on the defensive along the 600-mile front line in eastern Ukraine and is building additional fortifications, such as bunkers, trenches and minefields.
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Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The legal, regulatory, and ethical issues surrounding the technology can seem like a minefield.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
Commentary: For Black women, the world of hip-hop has always been a minefield of misogyny.
—Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
More like another tech minefield of errors in which the shopper later ends up with $100 of Lesser Evil popcorn on an email receipt.
—Christine Kilpatrick, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
Sinema, working with then-Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, managed to bypass the usual political minefield and get a deal signed into law.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Johnson’s set balances the intersections of her identity as a Black woman, her large family, navigating the dating minefield, and her faith — while also poking fun at Hollywood’s lame attempts at promoting diversity and inclusion.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
This drone has the potential to be an important resource for Ukraine in the upcoming phases of the war, which characterized by a dynamic battlefield including urban operations and minefields.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Prioritizing speed, the army may blast a path through an active minefield in order to advance quickly without fully clearing it.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The legal, regulatory, and ethical issues surrounding the technology can seem like a minefield.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
Commentary: For Black women, the world of hip-hop has always been a minefield of misogyny.
—Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
More like another tech minefield of errors in which the shopper later ends up with $100 of Lesser Evil popcorn on an email receipt.
—Christine Kilpatrick, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
Sinema, working with then-Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, managed to bypass the usual political minefield and get a deal signed into law.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Johnson’s set balances the intersections of her identity as a Black woman, her large family, navigating the dating minefield, and her faith — while also poking fun at Hollywood’s lame attempts at promoting diversity and inclusion.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
This drone has the potential to be an important resource for Ukraine in the upcoming phases of the war, which characterized by a dynamic battlefield including urban operations and minefields.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Prioritizing speed, the army may blast a path through an active minefield in order to advance quickly without fully clearing it.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Minefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minefield. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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