- present tense form of burden (3rd person singular).
burdens
Example Sentences
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Watching the burdens on bosses grow, many junior employees say they have no interest in pursuing the management track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Courts are sometimes more forgiving of burdens on speech when the real focus of a law is conduct, and when any restriction on speech is minor and incidental.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Alongside competition in and from China, Blume named US tariffs, the war in the Middle East and regulatory burdens as key challenges for the company.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
“These are significant cost-shifting burdens for seniors,” Richtman told me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
When the men resumed their burdens the next day, they had a new layer of heavy, wet slush to trudge through, and more wet snow was falling steadily.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
