encumber
verb (used with object)
to impede or hinder; hamper.
encumbered
Example Sentences
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His house was encumbered with liens and he’d sold a “prop plane” that prosecutors cited when arguing he was a risk to abscond, Maitia said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
He gets straight into it on his new record, on an opening track encumbered with the blindingly literal title, "Opening".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
The encumbered amount will probably, but not necessarily, be spent eventually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
“We are not encumbered by a Decision Desk tonight,” Williams said early in the broadcast.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2024
He came with speed and momentum, dazzling speed for a boy encumbered with the ball, and Jim Don moved out heavily, menacingly to stop Ben.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
