fraught with
idiom
: full of (something bad or unwanted)
The situation was fraught with danger.
The paper was poorly researched and fraught with errors.
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Assessing lockdown strategies by measuring COVID-19 cases and deaths is fraught with error; counterexamples abound.
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Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 15 May 2024
At first, the situation feels fraught with danger — is this an ambush?
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
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Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 15 May 2024
At first, the situation feels fraught with danger — is this an ambush?
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for fraught with
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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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