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

Other skeptical reactions include preferences for the convenience of pills over the encumbrance of headsets, or fears that the widespread prescribing of V.R. will mean losing access to painkillers.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022

OK — but as a semi-monkish man of routine, what he wanted was domesticity without encumbrance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2021

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