fraught with
idiom
: 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
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Some associations have meetings fraught with conflict and low standards of board behavior.
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Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
While the next step would be for the deal to be completed next week, its future is fraught with uncertainty.
—Helen Coster and Svea Herbst-Bayliss, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Rather, his tourist visa is about to expire, and the route to staying on in the U.S. legally is winding and fraught with mile-high hurdles, despite his specialized accounting degree.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
Philips Hue also implemented a beta test for upgrading its Zigbee lighting bridge, but the full rollout was fraught with issues, based on my testing.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024
While their concept may seem simple, the execution of these agreements is often fraught with issues, from technical difficulties to poor consumer adoption.
—Erica Duecy, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Firmly established as a popstar, Carmen released his second studio album, Boats Against the Current, to great expectation in 1977, although the recording of the album was fraught with problems and cost overruns.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
Yet, the path to this ideal is fraught with systemic obstacles that require intentional, strategic dismantling.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Yet an ethos of pure expediency is fraught with dangers, from domestic disillusion to the loss of the moral asymmetry that has long amplified U.S. influence in global affairs.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
While the next step would be for the deal to be completed next week, its future is fraught with uncertainty.
—Helen Coster and Svea Herbst-Bayliss, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Rather, his tourist visa is about to expire, and the route to staying on in the U.S. legally is winding and fraught with mile-high hurdles, despite his specialized accounting degree.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
Philips Hue also implemented a beta test for upgrading its Zigbee lighting bridge, but the full rollout was fraught with issues, based on my testing.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024
While their concept may seem simple, the execution of these agreements is often fraught with issues, from technical difficulties to poor consumer adoption.
—Erica Duecy, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Firmly established as a popstar, Carmen released his second studio album, Boats Against the Current, to great expectation in 1977, although the recording of the album was fraught with problems and cost overruns.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
Yet, the path to this ideal is fraught with systemic obstacles that require intentional, strategic dismantling.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Yet an ethos of pure expediency is fraught with dangers, from domestic disillusion to the loss of the moral asymmetry that has long amplified U.S. influence in global affairs.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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