incumbrance

Example Sentences

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I was even concocting some bold plan of getting rid of this incumbrance, when I felt Sebastian convulsively clutch my arm.

From Barbarossa and Other Tales by Heyse, Paul

Said he was an incumbrance on the concern and hadn't any business instinct.

From The Postmaster by Lincoln, Joseph C.

The ancient Greeks were very partial to long hair, considering it by far the more becoming; but the Egyptians regarded it as an incumbrance, shaved their heads, and substituted wigs.

From Self-Instructor in the Art of Hair Work Dressing Hair, Making Curls, Switches, Braids, and Hair Jewelry of Every Description. by Campbell, Mark

Say that you wish the will to be canceled, and your grandson to come into his inheritance without incumbrance.

From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie

Nothing short of a large sum of ready money, enough to clear off every mortgage and incumbrance at once, could enable this young fellow to save them.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James