encumber
verb (used with object)
to impede or hinder; hamper.
encumbered
Example Sentences
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An additional $195 million was encumbered, leaving at least $513 million unspent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Now with a second mandate and significantly less encumbered, America, and the world, will see what he can really do.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024
Long encumbered by a mouthful of metal, Zachary was told by his parents Friday that he could leave his fifth-grade class early because he had an orthodontist appointment to get his braces removed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
But McAfee said that the “prosecution is encumbered by an appearance of impropriety.”
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2024
“We do not want to be encumbered by these just now,” he said, pulling out his wand again.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
