Herculean task
Example Sentences
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Residents are now engaged in the Herculean task of clearing mud from their homes, some with their bare hands.
From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025
The dynamic duo's presence will lift the decibel level at Stade de France, and Wales face a Herculean task trying to silence it.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
Every few years, Americans across the country are beleaguered with a Herculean task usually reserved for the sainted: They must think about Canada.
From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025
That may prove to be a Herculean task in the second half of the season when the Trojans’ competition ramps up with a bevy of highly ranked Pac-12 teams led by legitimate Heisman Trophy candidates.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2023
To describe the bride's costume beggars the English language; and human imagination falls faint and feeble before the Herculean task.
From In Our Town by Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo
