burden
noun
that which is carried; load.
had burdened
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past perfectof burden.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Well-informed and good-natured, he nevertheless couldn't survive to the end of the semester, given whatever demons his experiences over there had burdened him with.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2023
Michael P told survivors that he was aware he had "burdened himself with huge guilt".
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2016
Ricco also mentioned the Mets’ natural tendency to avoid the kind of contracts that had burdened them before their recent renaissance.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2015
Much of the debt that had burdened the state party has been paid as a result of fundraising by Brulte, the staff has been replenished and the Sacramento office has reopened.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2014
But reading the record of his trial had outraged me, and I felt that anger returning—not just about the injustice done to Walter but also about the way it had burdened the entire community.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
