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5 Usage Examples Depicting the Meaning of 'Burthen' in a Sentence

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The elderly professor felt the burthen of passing knowledge to the next generation.
The small town faced the economic burthen of declining industries.
She carried the heavy burthen of responsibility on her shoulders.
The ancient ritual placed a symbolic burthen on the participants.
The protagonist in the novel carried the emotional burthen of a tragic past.

Burthen

bur-thuhn
nounAn old-fashioned version of "burden."

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Last Updated On: February 9, 2024
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