grueling
adjective
gru·el·ing
ˈgrü-ə-liŋ 
variants
or gruelling
: trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
a grueling race
Examples of grueling in a Sentence
running a marathon is grueling
cutting diamonds can be grueling work
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The production process has been grueling but exhilarating.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
If matters couldn’t get any more grueling, the team meets league leader Barcelona next.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
That could mean a repeat of the graphic and emotionally grueling testimony that preceded Weinstein’s first conviction.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
One of Fine’s recap videos from 2023 got so much attention in early April that even tennis pro CoCo Gauff went on the app to call the grueling schedules ridiculous.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
If matters couldn’t get any more grueling, the team meets league leader Barcelona next.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
That could mean a repeat of the graphic and emotionally grueling testimony that preceded Weinstein’s first conviction.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
One of Fine’s recap videos from 2023 got so much attention in early April that even tennis pro CoCo Gauff went on the app to call the grueling schedules ridiculous.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grueling
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“Grueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grueling. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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