Examples of encumbrance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There have been suggestions that AI needs Section 230 because large language models train on data and will be better if that data is freely usable with no liabilities or encumbrances. Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2024 But, eventually, families and jobs and the various other encumbrances of adult life conspire to pull you away. Andrew Keh Bryan Meltz, New York Times, 24 July 2023 The house, together with all its conveyances, encumbrances, assignments, contracts, mortgages, liens, other interests, termites and skunks. Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2023 At this point, minor villains can only be an encumbrance. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for encumbrance 

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“Encumbrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encumbrance. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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