- present participle of exhaust.
exhausting
Example Sentences
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Finding the perfect position appeasing those on either side of an issue is exhausting work and prone to error.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Managing that contradiction was, by multiple accounts, exhausting inside the People’s Bank of China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Her car offers air conditioning and privacy, but the living conditions are "exhausting", Nishiyama said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
"That becomes very exhausting because it's a very difficult place to navigate."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Fear is exhausting, and so is a run like the one she just did.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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