Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

arduous

[ahr-joo-uhs, ahr-dyoo-] / ˈɑr dʒu əs, ˈɑr dyu- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Arduous journeys are often compounded by long queues at the bridge.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

Leader Kim Jong-un has compared the current situation to the country's worst disaster in the 1990's, known as the "Arduous March", where hundreds of thousands of people died in a famine.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2021

He grew up during a famine in the 1990s known as the Arduous March, a period of mass starvation which left anywhere between one and three million North Koreans dead.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2020

Physics An Arduous Business Trip Not everyone has a 50-foot-wide electromagnet to spare.

From New York Times • May 20, 2013

Arduous work: but what you might call supererogatory.

From Foe-Farrell by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir




Vocabulary lists containing arduous


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "arduous" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com