obstacle course

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noun

a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.

Informal. an event, situation, course of action, or the like that presents many challenges or difficulties.

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How to use obstacle course in a sentence

I’ve gotten a lot of phone calls from people who are eligible, and are going through an obstacle course trying to get the vaccine.
Getting a coronavirus vaccine appointment fills me with despair. Every search ends in frustration, and I’m at a low point of a long, dark year.|Marlene Cimons|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
A common example is the digital obstacle course that springs up when you try to nix an online account or subscription, such as for streaming TV, asking you repeatedly if you really want to cancel.
Lawmakers take aim at insidious digital “dark patterns”|WIRED|January 30, 2021|Ars Technica
While finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman navigates the obstacle course between fiscal deficit and economic stimulus, her announcements for India’s healthcare sector will be closely watched.
Charted: Why India’s budget 2021 must seriously amp up healthcare spending|Manavi Kapur|January 21, 2021|Quartz
Making obstacle courses, scavenger hunts … getting outdoors and exercising.
A pandemic winter feels daunting. Here’s how parents can help kids cope.|Amy Joyce|December 3, 2020|Washington Post

When Davis was struggling with ideas for how to keep his son occupied when playgrounds were closed, one of the other dads in the group suggested an obstacle course of pillows for his son to run through.
No game days. No bars. The pandemic is forcing some men to realize they need deeper friendships.|Samantha Schmidt|November 30, 2020|Washington Post
Just getting to Malibu Colony has become an obstacle course.
The Rise of the Malibu Movie Colony|Michele Willens|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Renting an apartment in New York often resembles an obstacle course.
Start-up Urban Compass Aims to Drive Apartment Rental Online|Ellen Kampinsky|May 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Olympics, it predicts, “will be an arduous obstacle course for everyone.”
Parliament Assails Buckles Over Olympic Security Snafu|Mike Giglio|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The roads and walkways leading to the court complex are a winding obstacle course littered with crash-resistant barriers.
Inside the Khalid Sheik Mohammed Hearing Circus|Terry McDermott|May 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We were still required to do all the runs and PT (calisthenics, obstacle course, and so on).
Inside Seal Team Six by Don Mann Excerpt|Don Mann|December 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The obstacle course was about a mile long through woods, gullies and across water.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson