cumbersome
Example Sentences
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A $3,500 price tag and cumbersome battery pack tethered to the headset certainly weren’t selling points.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Unilateral action can be rationalized as acting because it is too cumbersome to mobilize allies whose interests do not align with one’s own.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
This was expensive, cumbersome, and incurred many internal costs.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
“That would be a cumbersome process. The tariffs have to be more specifically framed and the subject of an investigation,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
When he ventured to unbuckle the cumbersome sword, Eilonwy opened one eye, made an irritated face, and pulled the blade away from him—with more determination than he had expected.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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