onerous

Example Sentences

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Residents are criticizing a state law that requires permits and fees for building projects near Joshua trees, saying it’s opaque, confusing and onerous for those who want to improve or even maintain their properties.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Recovering money after the fact is so much more onerous than intervening while it’s happening.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Other reforms include streamlining the process for collective Cabinet agreement of government policy, which are said to involve "onerous" exchanges of letters between departments.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

In New York, following a lobbying campaign by Meta, Google and others, Hochul tweaked Bores’s bill to make fines and transparency requirements less onerous and mirror California’s legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He reads from the square of paper in the same onerous voice he used for ours, informing Panem that in honor of the Quarter Quell, there will be twice the number of tributes.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins