How do you use the word "imposition" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "imposition": I wouldn't want to be an imposition. Is to reason and to be mistaken, an imposition?

Imposition Meaning

/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

nounAn unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation.

Sentence Examples

I wouldn't want to be an imposition.

Is to reason and to be mistaken, an imposition?

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ of strict regulations caused many businesses to complain about the increased costs.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I apologize if my sudden visit is an ____ on your very busy weekend schedule.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositio.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder." — 1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 169:

"He expunges his own anguish at his diagnosis with HIV and the impositions that have claimed his freedom." — 1991 May 4, Mary Dowd, “Risky Business”, in Gay Community News, page 7:

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