How to Use cumbersome in a Sentence

cumbersome

adjective

• The application process is cumbersome and time-consuming.
• Her expanded job title is really cumbersome.
• Overfilling the dumplings can make the folding process cumbersome.
  — Hetty McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2021
• For too long, basketball coaches have been able to count on fear and the cumbersome transfer process to keep players in place.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2021
• While the House is able to approve bills swiftly, the rules of the Senate are more cumbersome.
  — Lisa Mascaro, ajc, 18 Mar. 2021
• With all but the simplest tasks, this process is cumbersome using spreadsheets and documents.
  — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
• This signals a more a hands-off approach, which should help allay private-sector worries about cumbersome guardrails.
  — Colin Demarest, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
• Before, everything was on a local drive and accessing large files was very cumbersome.
  — Expert Panel, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
• His $24 million salary cap number, however, proved too cumbersome to trade.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2021
• The system was so cumbersome that many people who wanted shots couldn’t find them or weren't allowed to sign up [because of age restrictions].
  — Stuart Emmrich, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2021
• The bill also imposes strict new requirements for casting an absentee ballot that will make the process more cumbersome.
  — Erica Thomas, Time, 31 Mar. 2021
• Submitting the paperwork is cumbersome, adding extra hours late into the night after the pharmacies close.
  — Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2021
• The process of getting a search warrant is too cumbersome for tracking nation-state cyberattacks, Gerstell said.
  — David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2021
• However, some large and heavy-duty tables are cumbersome even when folded and may require a partner’s assistance to get from point A to point B.
  — Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
• For when a smartphone may be too small and a laptop too cumbersome, a tablet offers a versatile middle ground, especially for college students with a variety of needs.
  — Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• And @AaronPeskin is calling for a reduction in some of our more cumbersome public engagement processes!
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2021
• Simple tasks that everyday Americans conduct were cumbersome, though.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2021
• The best security updates, however, are the ones that make usability easier rather than more cumbersome.
  — Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
• The phone screen is so small that you're pushed to use the clamshell tablet all the time, and that is slow and cumbersome.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2020
• Sure, this is a cumbersome amount of hoops to jump through.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2020
• That had to have been one of the most cumbersome costumes yet, with the back end on wheels.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2020
• But some of them—strollers and car seats—are bulky and cumbersome.
  — Noah Kaufman, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Dec. 2019
• The pedaling causes the cumbersome gears to move and the clunky wheels to turn.
  — Julia Couzens, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
• That meant abandoning the cumbersome long skirts of the day and putting on pants.
  — Claudine Doury, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
• The next day, Herro’s right hand was in a cumbersome wrap.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
• Something that’s not cumbersome and doesn’t get in the way.
  — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2019
• This proved to be cumbersome and was changed to a one-step system — just pay and go, Garfield said.
  — Mary Wisniewski, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2017
• Big, cumbersome, and greasy, baking sheets can be a pain to clean and dry off.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2024
• Despite this design, the pair isn't too cumbersome on the foot.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 25 May 2023
• Most of the profits are derived from the state, where the tax burden is not as cumbersome.
  — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2018

Last Updated: 31 Dec 2024