How to Use obstacle course in a Sentence

obstacle course

noun
  • We finally made it through the bureaucratic obstacle course and got our visas.
  • There were food trucks, a bounce house, teen obstacle course, games, arts and a craft tent.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
  • Then there was an ice bath and an obstacle course scattered with barbed wire and nails.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • That’s like running an obstacle course with your shoelaces tied!
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Build an obstacle course in the backyard.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • Pushing a giant boat up and through an obstacle course on the beach?
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • There will be a bounce house, floating obstacle course and a balloon drop.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The mornings are active games like the obstacle course, as well as arts and crafts.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Climb an inflatable rock wall, go through an obstacle course or jump in a bounce house.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2018
  • Kids can enjoy a petting zoo, touch a truck, obstacle course, ice cream and crafts.
    — Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Kids can enjoy a petting zoo, touch a truck, obstacle course, ice cream and crafts.
    — Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
  • And then there was a physical test as a little bit of an obstacle course was set up.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The stroller was easy to push through the obstacle course, thanks to the stroller’s all-wheel suspension.
    — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • The pair set up an obstacle course and split their family into a pink team and a blue team.
    — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2018
  • The object of the game is to steer through an obstacle course to acquire rewards.
    — Alex Chaet, CNN, 19 June 2020
  • And then the other one was an obstacle course with a bunch of different things along the way.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
  • War brings a harvest of tires for an obstacle course and an abundance of bricks for garden beds.
    — Beth Bachmann, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
  • Searching for a new job is like a marathon, coupled with an obstacle course and a decathlon.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Anderson trained for the show on an obstacle course in her backyard.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Challenge him to produce a good time in an obstacle course, no problem.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
  • In one photo, Watt holds his son while sitting on a blow-up obstacle course in a lake.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
  • The length and athleticism on both sides make scoring an obstacle course.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Voting is a right and a privilege, not an obstacle course.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The researchers put the squirrels through an outdoor obstacle course and tracked their leaps with high-speed video.
    — Tess Joosse, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Tall oaks and their brethren anchor and shade Philly’s first outdoor zip-line and obstacle course.
    — Lauren McCutcheon, Philly.com, 6 June 2018
  • The length of the obstacle course is said to be the distance needed to avoid being shot by pursuers.
    — Washington Post, 7 July 2019
  • Simply line up the shapes on the end of each beam to put together for an obstacle course or indoor play.
    — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Even though the obstacle course was meant to be lighthearted and fun, it was designed to still show me who these guys are.
    — Becca Kufrin, PEOPLE.com, 5 June 2018
  • After a crash course in aviation, they were put to the test with an obstacle course on the tarmac.
    — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Mats cover a large section of the floor, and the centerpiece is an obstacle course made of hard foam.
    — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023

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