fraught with

idiom

: full of (something bad or unwanted)

The situation was fraught with danger.

The paper was poorly researched and fraught with errors.

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The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant dangers. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 The politics are fraught with risk without a shift in public sentiment, and there is no sign yet of that change. —

Zak Doffman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 Earlier this month, the New York Times published a story critiquing Ben Sasse’s tenure as the University of Florida president and framing the school’s attempt to climb the U.S. News and World Report rankings as fraught with internal discord. —

Matthew Malec, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024 While this situation appears fraught with peril, especially to those with risk-aversive natures, there’s actually some good news about the way in which the world has evolved. —

Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fraught with