1. areas of loose wet sand that yields easily to pressure and engulfs heavy objects placed on it
Usage: plural form of quicksand
2. dangerous or unpredictable situations that can trap or harm someone
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The explorers avoided the quicksands near the riverbank.
• Warning signs marked the dangerous quicksands in the marsh.
• He found himself caught in the quicksands of debt.
• The political quicksands made any decision risky.
• Travelers were warned about the quicksands along the coastal path.
• She navigated the quicksands of office politics carefully.
• The map showed several quicksands in the wetland area.