1The company's financial troubles had become a quagmire, with debts mounting and investors losing confidence.
2Does the government's decision to intervene in the conflict risk dragging the entire region into a quagmire of violence and instability?
3The politician's attempt to clarify her stance on the issue only seemed to deepen the quagmire of controversy surrounding her campaign.
4To avoid a quagmire of bureaucratic red tape, the startup decided to outsource its operations to a more business-friendly jurisdiction.
5There is a growing concern that the country's reliance on fossil fuels is creating a quagmire of environmental and economic problems that will be difficult to resolve in the coming decades.