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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Her nursing and pumping schedules were still as demanding as ever.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Both then stepped up the ladder and won just shy of 70% of their games at a higher-rung program with demanding expectations.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2025
The 10-time major champion also shared an anecdote that reveals the moment when Clark fully realized how demanding professional golf can be.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Thank you for your demanding, lyrical, and sensual body of work, and for your fidelity to the light itself.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Both then stepped up the ladder and won just shy of 70% of their games at a higher-rung program with demanding expectations.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2025
The 10-time major champion also shared an anecdote that reveals the moment when Clark fully realized how demanding professional golf can be.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Thank you for your demanding, lyrical, and sensual body of work, and for your fidelity to the light itself.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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