A major encumbrance of travel through the desert is carrying sufficient water.
The death of Hindenburg removed the last encumbrance to Hitler's assumption of power.
(legal) There was an encumbrance again his home due to an unpaid bill.
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The high interest rate on the loan was a significant encumbrance for the young couple trying to buy their first home.
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Encumbrance describes a person or child who depends on someone
else for their support. A good sentence would be, the newborn
needed her mother's encumbrance to survive.