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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Along with relearning tasks, Mendelssohn faced a grueling few years of recovery, largely due to complications involving one of her bile ducts: it had been tied off or sewn shut during the donor extraction process.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 14 July 2025
The community of Kerrville, Texas, ravaged by the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River last week, is mourning its losses as rescue teams continue the grueling task of recovering the remains of missing victims.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 July 2025
After 14 grueling hours, her son found her and called an ambulance.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 11 July 2025
After three increasingly intense seasons and a grueling global publicity campaign for the finale, Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae is finally ready to part ways with Player 456.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 14 July 2025
The community of Kerrville, Texas, ravaged by the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River last week, is mourning its losses as rescue teams continue the grueling task of recovering the remains of missing victims.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 July 2025
After 14 grueling hours, her son found her and called an ambulance.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 11 July 2025
After three increasingly intense seasons and a grueling global publicity campaign for the finale, Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae is finally ready to part ways with Player 456.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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