demanding
adjective
de·mand·ing
di-ˈman-diŋ 
-ˈmän-,
dē-
: requiring much time, effort, or attention : exacting
a demanding job
demanding customers
demandingness
noun
Examples of demanding in a Sentence
She had a demanding schedule with little free time.
Factory work can be physically demanding.
I have heard it is one of the most demanding courses at the university.
Their boss was really demanding, often expecting them to work long into the night.
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One of the tale’s bitterest ironies is that Victor will become a more demanding, more neglectful, and vastly more destructive father figure than Leopold ever was.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Check-in bullies are the most demanding hotel guests.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
He was supposed to play a bull rider, a physically demanding role.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Trump demanding votes for Milei’s party will have the same perverse effect.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Check-in bullies are the most demanding hotel guests.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
He was supposed to play a bull rider, a physically demanding role.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Trump demanding votes for Milei’s party will have the same perverse effect.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for demanding
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“Demanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demanding. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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