encumbrance

Example Sentences

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“Debt is a long-term obligation and an encumbrance on people’s finances.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

That's why they've now assigned a receiver in order to prevent the transfer, sale or encumbrance of any of those assets.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

At this point, minor villains can only be an encumbrance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

He learned to walk again — but only, he wrote, with “15 pounds of leather and steel strapped to my legs,” an encumbrance he would carry for the next four decades.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2022

She would awaken as healthy as she was now but without the encumbrance she bore within.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson