Herculean

Example Sentences

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Axons can be dozens of millimeters in length but only nanometers in width, which makes mapping the entire mouse brain a herculean task.

From Science Magazine

“I know it sounds like a herculean task to do that, but I think a judge has to be able to do exactly what he would do in any other case.”

From Seattle Times

On Saturday, it took a herculean effort to get the giant disk moving with 10 outboard boat engines, farm equipment driving oversized propellers, and a couple of wheeled vehicles, too, he said.

From Seattle Times

Even if the agency wanted to simplify the millions of letters it sends out each year, doing so would be a herculean technological undertaking.

From Washington Post

With many projects in various stages of development and completion, officials on Monday also applauded Southern Californians for their herculean conservation efforts.

From Los Angeles Times