burdensome

Example Sentences

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“I reviewed the sections of the IDO pertaining to Safe Outdoor Spaces,” Gil wrote in a subsequent legal document, “and determined that the burdensome regulations would prevent me from doing so.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Because the hours were long and the clients burdensome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Project Iceworm was shelved in 1962, after it was deemed too technically difficult — the ice sheet shifts — and as the Navy and Air Force pursued less burdensome projects on Greenland.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

The acquisitions aren’t particularly burdensome to finance either.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

The mound of provisions that a minute ago had looked so pleasingly abundant and exciting—all new! all mine!—suddenly seemed burdensome and extravagant.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson