strenuous
Example Sentences
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The activity needs to be strenuous enough to leave you noticeably out of breath.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
ABC’s strenuous arguments mark a departure for the Disney-owned outlet.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
The strenuous attempts at hipness here are as antithetical to Orwell as any other element.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
“I am certain,” he wrote in one letter, “that we must make strenuous efforts … to improve the so-called Army mind.”
From Slate • Feb. 9, 2026
Barack loved nothing more than a strenuous thrash-or-be-thrashed game of basketball to settle his nerves.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Vocabulary lists containing strenuous
List 6
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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And Then There Were None
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