land mine
noun
: a mine usually placed just below the surface of the ground and designed to be exploded usually by the weight of vehicles or troops passing over it
—often used figuratively
Every aspect of this scheme is a potential land mine.—
Henry A. Kissinger
Henry A. Kissingera political land mine
Examples of land mine in a Sentence
parents of teenagers never know when they might set off an emotional land mine
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Several Thai soldiers were injured in a land mine explosion along the border last week.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The conflict has erupted after five Thai soldiers were wounded on Wednesday from a land mine explosion.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 26 July 2025
Smith, now a physician involved in an organization dedicated to banning land mines, is the nephew of former president John F. Kennedy, former Attorney General and U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and former Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Legal experts, government officials and others across the country were warning Tuesday that the memo could put in jeopardy everything from early childhood education and food assistance programs to efforts to clear land mines in war zones.
—Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The conflict has erupted after five Thai soldiers were wounded on Wednesday from a land mine explosion.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 26 July 2025
Smith, now a physician involved in an organization dedicated to banning land mines, is the nephew of former president John F. Kennedy, former Attorney General and U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and former Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Legal experts, government officials and others across the country were warning Tuesday that the memo could put in jeopardy everything from early childhood education and food assistance programs to efforts to clear land mines in war zones.
—Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for land mine
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20mine. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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