obstacle course
noun
: a military training course filled with obstacles (such as hurdles, fences, walls, and ditches) that must be negotiated
broadly
: a series of obstacles that must be overcome
Examples of obstacle course in a Sentence
We finally made it through the bureaucratic obstacle course and got our visas.
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Building a business can be like running an obstacle course—full of hurdles, traps and detours that can halt your momentum.
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Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The one week, half-day program includes activities such as obstacle courses, scavenger hunts and wand water play activities.
—Jessie Dax-Setkus, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025
For most of its existence, the Skills Challenge was an individual event where players made their way through a basketball obstacle course as quickly as possible.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Highlights include a giant floating obstacle course, underwater and dry-land Easter egg hunts, a Glow in the Dark egg hunt, bounce houses, the Easter Bunny and local vendors.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The one week, half-day program includes activities such as obstacle courses, scavenger hunts and wand water play activities.
—Jessie Dax-Setkus, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025
For most of its existence, the Skills Challenge was an individual event where players made their way through a basketball obstacle course as quickly as possible.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Highlights include a giant floating obstacle course, underwater and dry-land Easter egg hunts, a Glow in the Dark egg hunt, bounce houses, the Easter Bunny and local vendors.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obstacle course
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“Obstacle course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstacle%20course. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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