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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Sources at Madrid’s training ground — who, like all those cited in this article, asked to remain anonymous to protect relationships — point to the demanding nature of the side’s calendar as a reason for their injury problems.
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Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Newport recommends blocking out periods of at least 60 to 90 minutes at a time on your calendar for deep work, meaning the tasks that are most cognitively demanding, and turning off notifications — and avoiding meetings — during that time to work uninterrupted.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Festinger was a demanding teacher.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
The technology is geared at speeding up the process of unloading trucks at warehouses, which often takes four or more staffers and can be physically demanding.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
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Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Newport recommends blocking out periods of at least 60 to 90 minutes at a time on your calendar for deep work, meaning the tasks that are most cognitively demanding, and turning off notifications — and avoiding meetings — during that time to work uninterrupted.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Festinger was a demanding teacher.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
The technology is geared at speeding up the process of unloading trucks at warehouses, which often takes four or more staffers and can be physically demanding.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 2025.
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