cumbrance
Example Sentences
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Ladders fall toward the excessive end of Mr. Ten Eyck’s sliding scale of regulatory cumbrance; on the more helpful end are procedures required to track produce when there is a disease or illness outbreak.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2017
So Moses saw Israel in their glory and prosperity, and he said, 'How can I myself bear your cumbrance!'
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
And thus I shall not only be burdened in conscience for payment of this great sum, but also entangled and in great cumbrance to satisfy the avidity of this gentlewoman.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
Extol not Riches then, the toyl of Fools The wise mans cumbrance if not snare, more apt To slacken Virtue, and abate her edge, Then prompt her to do aught may merit praise.
From The Poetical Works of John Milton by Milton, John
And it seemed that the more proper every word was, the worse he liked it, for the cumbrance that he had to study out a better one to surpass it.
From Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens by Stevens, Monica
