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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Touching on his reputation as an exacting, demanding, sometimes even difficult director to work with, Cameron offered rare comments about a joke made at an awards show that still stings over a decade later.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
Producing thick plates consistently, without hidden flaws, at scale is technically demanding and unforgiving.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
With the sun, Venus and Mercury moving through your bossy 10th house of career and authority this season, your work life becomes more visible and demanding.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
By putting the Na'vi at the very center of the story and exploring the matters of colonialism and cultural erasure up close (and without the many limits which come with a movie's runtime), Cameron's sci-fi universe gained an edge which the more demanding moviegoers had been looking for since 2009.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
Producing thick plates consistently, without hidden flaws, at scale is technically demanding and unforgiving.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
With the sun, Venus and Mercury moving through your bossy 10th house of career and authority this season, your work life becomes more visible and demanding.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
By putting the Na'vi at the very center of the story and exploring the matters of colonialism and cultural erasure up close (and without the many limits which come with a movie's runtime), Cameron's sci-fi universe gained an edge which the more demanding moviegoers had been looking for since 2009.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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