burdened

Example Sentences

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Olga Kefalogianni said the Greek government did not want visitors to be "burdened" by bureaucratic procedures when entering or leaving the country.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

A time when we didn’t worry and weren’t burdened with adulting.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Nor am I burdened by the reasons young people often start conversations with relative strangers online or in person: to network, find a date or get advice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Natural gas has come under pressure even as crude oil rallied, highlighting a disconnect between a globally tight oil market and a gas market burdened by excess supply and muted weather-driven demand.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The night had a quilted, weighted-down quality, as if somehow burdened, and all around us the Minnesota prairies reached out in long repetitive waves of corn and soybeans, everything flat, everything the same.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien