Words fraught with meaning. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A fraught mother-daughter relationship. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
COOPER: Occupation is certainly a term fraught with -- with political difficulties and -- and -- and social difficulties here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2006] Reference
According to Maisano, "Boom Boom" is a name fraught with connotations. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This is a phrase fraught with peril, even as I endorse its particulars. From Wordnik.com. [The Debate Link] Reference
Every aspect of my relationship with this country's largest telco in fraught at the moment. From Wordnik.com. [I guess it is my fault for using telstra] Reference
Just like "family planning", "reproductive health" is an innocent sounding term fraught with. From Wordnik.com. [MercatorNet] Reference
My point is that it is now a word fraught with ambiguity and problems, so we should avoid it where possible. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
In fact, so peril-fraught is cyberspace indeed that I must never permit my pristine browser to trespass there. From Wordnik.com. [October 12th, 2005] Reference
Several phone calls fraught with irritation and worry followed before Mr. Bill's undisclosed location was disclosed. From Wordnik.com. [Georgianne Nienaber: Mr. Bill: "Oh No, Fix the Coast you Broke, Shell Oil!"] Reference
As a consumer of books, sometimes in fraught times the “comfort reads” e.g. books by familiar authors, offer just that. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The same only different] Reference
Goes begirt with a sword fraught with festering bane. From Wordnik.com. [Mollie Charane and Other Ballads] Reference
Clothed with such grace, with such expression fraught. From Wordnik.com. [A Portrait. Addressed to Mrs. Crewe, with the Comedy of the School for Scandal, By R. B. Sheridan, Esq] Reference
Again that distasteful expression fraught with distrust and insinuation. From Wordnik.com. [Thoroughbreds] Reference
I found myself face to face with a dilemma fraught with unhappiness whichever way I should solve it. From Wordnik.com. [A Romantic Young Lady] Reference
Gabriel sees it as a calling fraught with responsibility; Michael grabs it as an opportunity, defecting to the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [9/14: New at the library this week] Reference
Several phone calls fraught with irritation and worry followed before Mr. Bill’s undisclosed location was disclosed. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Bill: "OH NO, Fix the coast you broke, Shell Oil!"] Reference
That era in their marriage was "fraught," she recalls. From Wordnik.com. ['Fair Game' gets some things about the Valerie Plame case right, some wrong] Reference
Previous to that, it's a kind of fraught bromance/buddy/love triangle story that takes place in a European mideaval fantasy land. From Wordnik.com. [Day in the Life of an Idiot] Reference
Ours is a calling fraught with risks, my Captain. ". From Wordnik.com. [Captain Blood] Reference
By the way, is it just me or do other folks find the word "fraught" sort of funny?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Nemirovsky is a master of the "fraught" scene, and every confrontation evidences it. From Wordnik.com. [California Literary Review] Reference
Airport were becoming "fraught" after they had boarded the plane for the scheduled 2pm take-off on Thursday. From Wordnik.com. [icLanarkshire] Reference
The political scene in Ankara is fraught with tension. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy in the Dock] Reference
Much depends on the protagonists 'fraught relationship. From Wordnik.com. [Missing The Moment] Reference
It's a route fraught with peril, but some appear to be managing. From Wordnik.com. [Flight Of The Dot-Coms] Reference
It's a thrilling enterprise, but fraught with possible pitfalls. From Wordnik.com. [Memory] Reference
As these films show, the world is a fraught, brutish neighborhood. From Wordnik.com. [A Festival Or Homework?] Reference
The process was fraught with political and bureaucratic obstacles. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Abortion Pill': Not Stocked Here] Reference
When they were children, their relationship was much less fraught. From Wordnik.com. [The Donatella Style] Reference
But the question of when is not nearly so fraught as the question of how. From Wordnik.com. [Learning Right From Wrong] Reference
Having government buy stocks for Social Security is fraught with problems. From Wordnik.com. [The Seduction Of Surpluses] Reference
To most people, the human face is a compelling object fraught with meaning. From Wordnik.com. [How Do You Feel Now?] Reference
Pebereau's proposed menage a trois is audacious -- and fraught with complications. From Wordnik.com. [Commence Firing!] Reference
It was less a decision of policy than of desperation, and a move fraught with risk. From Wordnik.com. [The Nerd Who Saved Brazil] Reference
The next natural question is adoption, or surrogate parenting, which is also fraught. From Wordnik.com. [Sex And The Church: A Case For Change] Reference
But no issue was so tough, or so fraught with promise, as the relationship with China. From Wordnik.com. [Prepare To Ram] Reference
But the issue of women and affirmative action is also fraught with generational complexities. From Wordnik.com. [What About Women?] Reference
But the LDP is deeply unpopular right now -- fraught with generational strife and ripe for a fall. From Wordnik.com. [Rebel With A Cause] Reference
Even if he succeeds despite the boycott, Gul's presidency will likely be fraught with conflict. —. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
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