demanding

Example Sentences

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These objects demand something of the user; and in demanding it, they engage us in a way that feels lost in our era of digital interfaces.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

I felt a sound base like that within the team gave even limited players a chance of being successful by getting results over the course of a long and demanding season.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

They say she was also exacting, demanding and blunt in her assessments of the work of others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet, despite demanding exorbitant capital, these industries don’t actually employ that many people.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Although it was not on the agenda, a heated debate erupted on women’s right to vote and whether a resolution demanding that right should be drafted and sent to the US Congress.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler