grueling
Example Sentences
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He’s known for hosting grueling hours-long meetings where he asks endless follow-up questions.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Rescuers have brought in heavy machinery to help remove large sections of roofs and walls and are visibly fatigued after days of grueling work.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
And despite the grueling afternoon, there were no hard feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I learned instead that ballet is grueling, often painful work made to look effortless by the incredible professional dancers who dedicate their lives to the art form.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
This isn’t mindless entertainment, meant to give us some respite from grueling work.
From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard
Vocabulary lists containing grueling
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