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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Injuries, illness, bad breaks and bounces can jam up a season, but the best teams often navigate their way through the minefields.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The lack of pennies has also become a legal minefield for stores and retailers.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Even if the networks elect to tap the brakes on gambling ads in the near term, coverage of the NBA will remain a bit of a contextual minefield as long as Rozier and Billups remain in the headlines.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In a time when the country feels almost irreparably broken along its partisan fissures, and political comedy has become a minefield for controversy, Wood is looking to bridge the gaps in his own way, and maybe leave behind a few lessons of his own for others to pick up.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The lack of pennies has also become a legal minefield for stores and retailers.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Even if the networks elect to tap the brakes on gambling ads in the near term, coverage of the NBA will remain a bit of a contextual minefield as long as Rozier and Billups remain in the headlines.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In a time when the country feels almost irreparably broken along its partisan fissures, and political comedy has become a minefield for controversy, Wood is looking to bridge the gaps in his own way, and maybe leave behind a few lessons of his own for others to pick up.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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