Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for albatross. Search instead for Albatrosses.
Definitions

albatross

[al-buh-traws, -tros] / ˈæl bəˌtrɔs, -ˌtrɒs /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The latest one is Hernandez, who’s running for a second term against a slew of opponents trying to hang MacArthur Park like an albatross around the neck of the 35-year-old politician.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

But now that guarantee is an albatross, with AI skeptics worried OpenAI won’t be able to pay.

From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025

Before long, that pact had become an albatross for the Broncos, who benched him in his second season and then released him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Decades later, the promise is an albatross for many, thanks in part to years of student-loan policy changes, conflicting information from servicers and system backlogs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

It reminded her of the line from Mr. Coleridge’s strange poem about the ancient mariner and the albatross.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




Vocabulary lists containing albatross