obstacle course
noun
: a military training course filled with obstacles (such as hurdles, fences, walls, and ditches) that must be negotiated
broadly
: a series of obstacles that must be overcome
Examples of obstacle course in a Sentence
We finally made it through the bureaucratic obstacle course and got our visas.
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Kids can enjoy a petting zoo, touch a truck, obstacle course, ice cream and crafts.
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Back inside, The League of Amazing Programmers, which offers free coding workshops to local schools, had set up a hands-on robotics obstacle course.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The full animated scene, deleted before the film's theatrical release, features the clone of young hero Elio Solis (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) flying through a grueling obstacle course.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Drop in to see exhibitors guide their llamas through various obstacle courses and performance classes.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Back inside, The League of Amazing Programmers, which offers free coding workshops to local schools, had set up a hands-on robotics obstacle course.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The full animated scene, deleted before the film's theatrical release, features the clone of young hero Elio Solis (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) flying through a grueling obstacle course.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Drop in to see exhibitors guide their llamas through various obstacle courses and performance classes.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obstacle course
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“Obstacle course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstacle%20course. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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