mired in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

mired in the PONS Dictionary

mired Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to become mired in sth
quedar atascado en algo
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The novel portrays a man mired in ennui, in which state he contemplates the meaning of life.
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Despite the change in staff in 2011, the program remained mired in third place, averaging around 22.5 million average viewers per week.
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The project was mired in heated controversy for decades.
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Initially the march was mired by heavy rain.
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Other issues touched by the author as the vision of a society mired in routine, the blandness of not appreciating the little things, details.
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Some elections were held in the first shaky years, although they remained mired in corruption.
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But when it comes to knowledge work and interoffice communication, we're mired in the past.
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Her life was mired in scandal, mostly through her husband, though she herself lived a brazen and racy existence as few contemporary southern ladies did.
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However, what would otherwise have been a routine admission became mired in a national controversy due to the delicate balance between slave and free states.
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Yet, that flirtation counts for something: it means the album is livelier, less self-conscious, less beholden to the expected, and quick-footed enough to not seem mired in show biz glitz.
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