encumber

Example Sentences

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A shark cannot sink the submarine alone, but it can certainly encumber it.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2023

"It was a time to really get to know one another with no outside influences to encumber you," Duffy told the outlet.

From Fox News • Jul. 3, 2021

“Are we going to encumber the writer, when we are here to serve the writer?”

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2019

“He’s in the middle of negotiations with China, and he doesn’t want anything that is going to be passed that would encumber his ability to get things done,” Mr. Inhofe said.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2018

A shocking number of phrases that drop easily from the fingers are bloated with words that encumber the reader without conveying any content.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker