millstone
Example Sentences
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But climates shift, and while “invented heritage” can act as a powerful anchor, it can also be a millstone, an obstacle to necessary, large-scale changes.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026
“As the only sector to record a negative return in Q3, staples was the proverbial millstone around quality’s neck.”
From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025
While he said the charity does an "enormous amount of good work" across the UK "it is beleaguered with the Assured Scheme" which he said was like a "millstone" around the charity's neck.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024
The play’s conceit feels like a millstone around its neck, a catchy hook that quickly begins to feel like an obligation.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023
Time was the great millstone, which ground us to dust like kerneled wheat.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
