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

Wilson Chin’s scenic design creates an atmosphere of old-world affluence without the encumbrance of too many set pieces, allowing the musical to glide at an accelerated pace to its mostly happy conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023

She and her friend Aoife daydreamed about being “a brain in a jar,” liberated from the encumbrance of a body.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2018

The garland I was holding became an encumbrance, I felt I had been stupid to buy it.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya