albatross
Example Sentences
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“Other people look at it as an albatross around their neck.”
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
Birders will delight in his descriptions of albatrosses, petrels and curlews.
From Washington Post
How absurd that this asset was perceived as an albatross.
From New York Times
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