- present participle of challenge.
challenging
Example Sentences
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As life gradually expanded from deeper waters into shallower marine environments, conditions became much more challenging.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Chief Executive Sumit Singh said that despite operating in a more challenging environment, Chewy continues to gain market share, expand profitability and add new customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Ignoring that gap could set up loved ones for issues during an already challenging time.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Higher Treasury bond yields are challenging equity market returns, as well, and three-month Treasury bills currently yield roughly 2.7 percentage points more than the S&P 500’s dividend yield.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
A group of Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Universalist ministers—all men—dominated the discussion that day, challenging the women’s rights resolutions that had been presented.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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