encumbrances

Example Sentences

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But, eventually, families and jobs and the various other encumbrances of adult life conspire to pull you away.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

But do these prosthetic encumbrances feel more or less cheap when applied to someone like Charlie, who isn’t a violent caricature but a sympathetically drawn human being?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Once again, assuming that you came by this knowledge without encumbrances, you’re free to disclose it.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022

The right to freedom of movement, in its expansive definitional breadth, was meant to protect against a variety of encumbrances.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2020

A man for whom words were encumbrances, Smith didn’t take note of the horse’s name, but he memorized him nonetheless.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand