How to Use burdensome in a Sentence

burdensome

adjective
  • The responsibility has become burdensome.
  • Learn about the fees and extra charges, which can be burdensome.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 5 July 2019
  • Riders said there is no good reason the process is so burdensome.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2021
  • By this stage of your life, the family home might be too large and burdensome.
    — Terry Savage, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Council members said the costs would be too burdensome for day care providers.
    — Brad Schmidt, OregonLive.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Credit card rates have grown more burdensome, and so have auto loans.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022
  • Still, the thought of moving anywhere new felt heavy and burdensome.
    — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 18 June 2022
  • But at that time the rules for removing living trees were more burdensome.
    — Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2021
  • As a result, the process became too burdensome for those who were most distressed.
    — Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Americans have spent some of it, saved a lot of it and used large portions to pay down burdensome debt.
    — Jon Hilsenrath, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Aside from wages, health care is the biggest and most burdensome cost, Dziczek said.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2019
  • The out-of-pocket costs can be burdensome for patients as well, likely putting it out of reach for many.
    — Adam Gaffney, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Why are symbols often the most burdensome for the people who hold them most dearly?
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
  • Reform efforts across the country seek to make the bail system less burdensome on the poor.
    — Collette Richards, CNN, 30 Aug. 2019
  • As burdensome as the grief were the world’s new expectations.
    — David Greenberg, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And suddenly they’re being made to feel like this rather burdensome person who has to have a cup of tea.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022
  • The lower the price of the ticket, however, the more burdensome the fees can seem.
    — Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • For some, the speed and weight of the government’s decisions may feel too burdensome to bear.
    — Essence, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Lawn mowing, on a square foot basis, is the least burdensome form of gardening.
    — The Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The result will be more burdensome loan costs for both consumers and businesses.
    — Cora Lewis, Fortune, 3 May 2023
  • Districts say transportation is one of their most burdensome costs with out-of-control growth.
    — State House News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But the requirements are still burdensome, Ravin said.
    — Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The goal is to make funding less burdensome to local taxpayers, but the work has just begun.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 20 Oct. 2021
  • In practice, the process is slow, burdensome, and uncertain.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • And that aspect of it was kind of burdensome and dysfunctional—the scholar side of it.
    — Erik Morse, Vogue, 28 June 2022
  • But over time, what once felt empowering began to feel burdensome.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • And paying for tests is burdensome for the many people on Medicare who have modest means.
    — Amy Goldstein and Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2022
  • All three of these tax-advantaged accounts can make paying for your care a little less burdensome.
    — Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 May 2026
  • But, still, carrying that type of Robinson salary on the books proved to be burdensome against the cap, tax and aprons.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
  • At first glance, this practice may seem more burdensome than beneficial.
    — Caelan McMichael, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025

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