How to Use strenuous in a Sentence

strenuous

adjective

• Today has been a very strenuous day.
• Avoid all strenuous exercise until the sprain heals.
• The proposal has faced strenuous opposition.
• A long night of looking up at the stars can be strenuous for the neck.
  — Dana Holmes, CNN Underscored, 18 Aug. 2020
• For something a bit less strenuous, jump in the car and drive one or more of the quilt block trails in the area.
  — Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
• This journey along the bluff can be a bit strenuous, but the views are worth it.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 15 May 2018
• Most of the hike is flat, but there are a couple of strenuous hills.
  — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2025
• For those of us not in the room, just how strenuous is competing on Drag Race?
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022
• The entire trail is 0.6 miles but is strenuous at times.
  — John Pana, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2020
• The deployments are too far and too long to haul air, and the tasks too strenuous for a basic mask.
  — Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
• Even now, Young recalls the bright side of the strenuous work — spending much of his day at home with his mom.
  — Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
• Video games are among the most strenuous work, said Whyte, who’s also been the voice of Crash Bandicoot.
  — Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2020
• Working in those conditions is strenuous, and on top of that, the fridge broke down and the staff had to remake all the food.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 1 July 2021
• The late shift is strenuous at the best of times, with understaffing a default state.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
• If the outlook doesn’t improve, the city could face more strenuous oversight by the state this spring.
  — Jenna Carlesso, Courant Community, 24 Dec. 2017
• To make chores less strenuous, there are two laundry rooms, one on each of the bottom two floors.
  — Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2021
• The 4-mile strenuous loop was out of the question, but my parents were determined to give it a shot.
  — Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• Clocking in for work might be the most strenuous chore on your schedule.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2021
• Demi Moore later shared a little about the strenuous process of getting in shape for the movie.
  — Josh Wilson, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
• Those areas of the beach are peppered with big and small rocks, which makes walking tricky and strenuous.
  — Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• That said, there’s no pressure to do anything more strenuous than take in the fresh air and listen to the sounds of summer.
  — Kate Betts, WSJ, 16 May 2018
• The rocky, strenuous trail has little shade and no water sources aside from some small creeks, Baird said.
  — Fox News, 24 June 2021
• The Sassongher is a six-hour hike that is at some points steep and strenuous, but the views at the summit are worth the cost of admission and then some.
  — Kelly Hushin, Town & Country, 28 Sep. 2018
• Most of the crushed limestone path offers grades of less than 4%, but there are a few strenuous sections.
  — Tim Warsinskey, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022
• Pence's strenuous efforts to highlight the threat from the North and its human rights record present a dilemma for Moon.
  — Zeke Miller, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018
• The choice of crop is also likely linked to the fact that tomatoes aren’t a very strenuous crop to produce—not that girls didn’t end up putting in the work.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
• On Wednesday, the third and fourth innings were strenuous.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 2022
• What’s more, going back and forth from hot air to cold air may work your heart as much as a semi-strenuous walk.
  — Popular Science, 9 Mar. 2020
• The three Indian prime ministers who have governed the country since 1998 have made strenuous efforts to deepen cooperation with the United States.
  — Nirupama Rao, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2025
• Weather: An air quality alert is still in effect today, so try to avoid strenuous activities outdoors.
  — Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025