cumbersome

Example Sentences

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A $3,500 price tag and cumbersome battery pack tethered to the headset certainly weren’t selling points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Unilateral action can be rationalized as acting because it is too cumbersome to mobilize allies whose interests do not align with one’s own.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

This was expensive, cumbersome, and incurred many internal costs.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“That would be a cumbersome process. The tariffs have to be more specifically framed and the subject of an investigation,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

It was hard to see things clearly, and their range of motion was severely hampered by the cumbersome costumes.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh