millstone

Example Sentences

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How much can it become a slight millstone if you would be the one that breaks that run?

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

But climates shift, and while “invented heritage” can act as a powerful anchor, it can also be a millstone, an obstacle to necessary, large-scale changes.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

“As the only sector to record a negative return in Q3, staples was the proverbial millstone around quality’s neck.”

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Yet property remains a millstone for growth and confidence and while the economy may have touched bottom, there are no signs of the sort of rapid rebound that would compel investment.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

“You’d be free of this millstone around your neck and ahead four hundred bucks to boot.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson