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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Harry is trying to raise awareness for Angola’s war recovery with the Halo Trust by recreating the walk that Princess Diana took across an Angola minefield in 1997.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 16 July 2025
Hearts of Darkness denies contrasts between the first world and the third world — the racial minefield that Apocalypse Now maneuvers almost matter-of-factly.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
At least some of that reluctance is because climate change is a political minefield in some religious circles.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
As a result, the air of rarefied academic privilege on campus begins to dissolve, and Alma must navigate minefields of gender, sexuality, race, and institutional power, all while trying to reconcile her own difficult choices with the demons of her past.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 16 July 2025
Hearts of Darkness denies contrasts between the first world and the third world — the racial minefield that Apocalypse Now maneuvers almost matter-of-factly.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
At least some of that reluctance is because climate change is a political minefield in some religious circles.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
As a result, the air of rarefied academic privilege on campus begins to dissolve, and Alma must navigate minefields of gender, sexuality, race, and institutional power, all while trying to reconcile her own difficult choices with the demons of her past.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for minefield
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“Minefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minefield. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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