fraught with

phrase

: full of (something bad or unwanted)

The situation was fraught with danger.

The paper was poorly researched and fraught with errors.

Examples of fraught with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Deficit turnaround Meloni inherited an Italy that was politically divided and fraught with fiscal problems. — Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

But rights groups say the law has stifled dissent and made any criticism of the government fraught with risk. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

There are very few tools that can accurately assess skills, but relying on managerial judgment alone is fraught with biases like the halo, horn and recency effects. — Tonushree Mondal, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Any foray into such terrain, especially this far out, is necessarily fraught with uncertainty, and right now that feels especially true of the Republican side. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026