arduous

Example Sentences

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Acquiring security clearances remained a long and arduous process.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

After an arduous, nearly two month long journey hiking through Thailand, Geumseong eventually made it to Seoul.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

That said, the S&P 500 is only down around 0.45% from last Friday’s close, despite what Fundstrat’s Tom Lee described as a “painful and arduous week” for investors.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Digitizing it and syncing it up with audio was an arduous slog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

It was a long-drawn, arduous and painful event that left me bathing in sweat and helpless with exhaustion, a trial worse than a high fever.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel