albatross

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Embracing election conspiracy theories was a political albatross for Republicans in states that weren’t completely red last year, with deniers losing every statewide bid in the swing states of Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

From Seattle Times

“It’s existed until now largely under the shadow of ‘A Raisin in the Sun,’ which is like an albatross around its neck,” said Joi Gresham, director of the Lorraine Hansberry Literary Trust.

From Washington Post

They’re certainly not a cancer on the American work ethic, or an albatross on the federal budget.

From Seattle Times

This “continuing calamity” is first of all a national economic albatross.

From Washington Post