albatross

Example Sentences

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“Other people look at it as an albatross around their neck.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The study does not show that people have no understanding in common—no one confuses penguins with albatrosses—just that we may have less common ground than previously appreciated.

From Scientific American

The group’s endorsement, he argued, “has gone from an asset to an albatross.”

From Washington Post

The GOP is stuck with a political albatross around its neck and it's choking on it.

From Salon

That deal became an albatross after leading to heavy costs at a time of weak international demand.

From Seattle Times