How to Use arduous in a Sentence
arduous
adjective- He went through a long and arduous training program.
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And that process was so arduous and so long.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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The months and years ahead will be long and arduous.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Still, there are some signs that the road ahead may not be as arduous.
—Luke Money, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2021
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But for all the ground that’s been gained, the road ahead is arduous.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2023
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It is touted as the most arduous speed boat race in the world.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2022
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Hilliard's journey has been long and arduous to get to this point.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
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The process, though arduous, opened up a new style of acting.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
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Cleaning oven racks doesn’t have to be an arduous project.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
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While the work can be arduous, the pups and their handlers have fun on the job.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
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The monks' return trip should be less arduous.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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The monks’ return trip should be less arduous.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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The lifestyle can be just as arduous.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
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The reunion was as joyous as the path to get there was arduous.
—Drew F. Lawrence, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022
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Hours of arduous game prep was finished.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
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Their return trip should be less arduous.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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And this is going to be long, arduous work to find all the remains.
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 10 July 2025
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The writing of one’s life story in book form can be an arduous task.
—Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2017
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Trying to replicate them in a such a high-rent city was an arduous task.
—Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 14 Aug. 2019
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The work was arduous but Chamariya and the others did not mind it.
—Aarefa Johari, Quartz India, 1 July 2019
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The Starbucks union fight has been a long and arduous one.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Nov. 2025
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The game marked the end of an arduous stretch for the Seawolves.
—Anchorage Daily News, 24 Jan. 2020
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The process turns out to be long and rather arduous, but rewarding in the end.
—cleveland, 16 Dec. 2019
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The process of trying to find someone to help him make the beer was arduous, too.
—Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2021
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Those surveyed shared that the process to secure a new role has been arduous for them.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 16 Nov. 2022
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Nelson's road back to the major leagues has been arduous, to say the least.
—Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2019
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Hernández’s journey back to the big leagues has been an arduous one.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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Pleasing them all can be arduous.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
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What lies at the end of this arduous road for the Arsenal fans?
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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The fight to find new treatment options for cancer has been a long and arduous one.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 16 Oct. 2022
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