ENCUMBRANCE in a Sentence

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1. But that is really rather extraordinary, because there's no denying it's an encumbrance.

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 Meanings and Examples of ENCUMBRANCE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
encumbrance
 n.  any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
 n.  a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
Classic Sentence:
1  Here was knowledge in which no one could partake; and she was sensible that nothing less than a perfect understanding between the parties could justify her in throwing off this last encumbrance of mystery.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 40
2  It merely remains for me to substantiate these accusations; and then, with my ill-starred family, to disappear from the landscape on which we appear to be an encumbrance.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 52. I ASSIST AT AN EXPLOSION
3  But that is really rather extraordinary, because there's no denying it's an encumbrance.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
Example Sentence:
1  though muffed in a cloak--an unnecessary encumbrance, by-the-bye, on so warm a June evening -- I knew her instantly by her little foot, seen peeping from the skirt of her dress, as she skipped from the carriage-step.