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'burden' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'burden' with 7 example sentences.


burden noun

: an onerous or difficult concern

: weight to be borne or conveyed

: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

: the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

burden verb

: weight down with a load

: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to


  • I don't want to be a burden.
  • He was a burden to his parents.
  • I don't want to be a burden to my parents.
  • I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.
  • They were burdened with heavy taxes.
  • He was not a financial burden on her.
  • Running the store is becoming a burden to him.
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