Sentence examples for cumbersome like from inspiring English sources

Observing a teenager hunched over her cellphone, May reflects, "It was like they were all on drugs, cumbersome like cattle, heads down, not seeing where they were going".

It seems a congenial thing--so graspable, and not cumbersome, like the much larger LP, which has to be eased out of its envelope and then precariously wedged between palms.

"Most mosquito products today are either cumbersome, like bed netting that only protects people at night, or toxic for humans, groundwater and plants, often containing DEET or other harmful compounds," Grey said.

(For weeks, participants wore a cumbersome bra-like tissue expander at night that was created by Dr. Khouri to create a scaffolding for their fat).

In a, "My cell phone is just too cumbersome, I'd like to instead carry this video camera around," kind of way.

In "Stage Kiss," back walls wobble, and actors trip over thresholds and struggle with costumes and cumbersome props, like a divan.

Many e-commerce start-ups, like Webvan and Pets.com, failed during the dot-com crash by trying to sell and ship big, cumbersome products like diapers and toilet paper.

Most makeup experts suggest applying cosmetics at home and leaving cumbersome items like foundation and brushes behind, while packing one's bag with products to touch up important areas.