Words similar to burden

Example sentences for: burden

How can you use “burden” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Although the SEC has an array of sanctions available, all SEC enforcement actions are civil based, which ultimately results in shareholders bearing the burden of the costs of legal proceedings and sanctions.
But that is not the burden: "And if he improves by degrees his bodily accommodations and comforts--at each stage, at each accent there are waiting for him a fresh set of annoyances--he is mortal and there is still a heaven with its stars above his head."
A second reason is that even if she doesn't find out, you will know, and you will probably go around with a burden of guilt that will sour your life and your relations with both women.
(Defense lawyer Barry Scheck took this position on CNN's Burden of Proof . Click here to read a transcript of the discussion.)
She's a burden to her extended step family, so when Thomas, a serious-minded man from Massachusetts, passes through town on his way to Kansas, she marries him within the week.