encumbered
Example Sentences
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He gets straight into it on his new record, on an opening track encumbered with the blindingly literal title, "Opening".
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
The encumbered amount will probably, but not necessarily, be spent eventually.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
“We are not encumbered by a Decision Desk tonight,” Williams said early in the broadcast.
From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024
Tuition rates are high, students leave encumbered with more debt and the state gives less to higher education than others.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023
“The turbid river was encumbered with masses of charred wood, with black hulks of vessels, and skeletons of fallen bridges. . . .”
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing encumbered
The Fault in Our Stars
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A Wizard of Earthsea
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