combers
Example Sentences
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“He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests; he gives an independent, genuine verdict.”
From Slate • Oct. 28, 2016
Author Seldes' barrage of accusations covers more ground but cumbers his case in a mass of minor allegations.
From Time Magazine Archive
It cumbers your lap, and I want it for my head; it engages your eyes, and I want them for a book.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
It is free from the mass of printed matter which cumbers up the average call book and nearly all of which is unnecessary.
From How to Collect a Doctor Bill by Davis, Frank P.
Groundsel, despised groundsel—the weed which cumbers the garden patch, and is hastily destroyed, is here fully recognised.
From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard
