burdened

Example Sentences

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Falling oil prices sparked a broad rally in travel stocks, including airlines and cruise lines, which had been burdened by rising fuel costs.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

But it presented me with a unique research problem, for no anecdote from PARC’s rich history is burdened by so much contradictory testimony.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Eventually, though, most people become grateful for that fact — or at least less burdened by it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Often burdened by debts and crop failure, more than 3,090 farmers killed themselves in Maharashtra between 2022 and 2024.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

She was bloodless, detached, floating in a world where darkness descended too soon and everyone walked around burdened by coats, and flattened by the absence of light.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie