- present tense form of burden (3rd person singular).
burdens
Example Sentences
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The federal district court issued a preliminary injunction partly on this basis, noting the burdens on election administrators were high and the public interest costs dire.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
While state income-tax burdens might shrink, property taxes can jump, or vice versa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The public disagrees about how to view murder in light of mental illness and the particular burdens shouldered by mothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
Even worse, this trend may be due partly to the fact that burdens an attentive reader with ten words, seven levels, and more than two dozen branches.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
