be tedious
Example Sentences
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His splendid book is devoted to a topic—the health benefits derived from exposure to high temperatures—that could be tedious in the wrong hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“This will be tedious work, make lots of enemies & compensation is zero,” he wrote on X.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024
In practice, however, this is of little use -- after all, it would be tedious to repeatedly irradiate the wall with intense UV light in order to drive the self-cleaning process.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
Experts say finding that sweet spot can be tedious trial and error.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023
To tell the history of the financial troubles which obstructed the scheme would be tedious to the reader.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick