millstone

Example Sentences

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"She probably thought she was leaving something to her offspring, only to find that it's become a millstone," says Taylor.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 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

"It's a real millstone - everything you are doing is subject to scrutiny," said John Reed Stark, a former chief of the SEC's Office of Internet Enforcement.

From Reuters • Nov. 24, 2023

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

Paradoxically, a series of ‘improvements’, each of which was meant to make life easier, added up to a millstone around the necks of these farmers.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari