demanding
adjective
de·mand·ing
di-ˈman-diŋ 
-ˈmän-,
dē-
: requiring much time, effort, or attention : exacting
a demanding job
demanding customers
demandingness
noun
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Learn about the Student of the Week nominees: Heidi Lutz-Buford, Oldham County High School: Heidi has taken a very demanding advanced placement and dual-credit course load and has a 4.0 unweighted cumulative GPA.
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The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
Doing both, however, can take its toll, especially with a demanding tour schedule.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
But symbolic gestures, such as waving goodbye, are more cognitively demanding, and researchers were unsure whether non-primates could use them.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
As tens of thousands of faithful holding palm fronds in St. Peter’s Square looked on, the moment arrived in the Palm Sunday Mass for Pope Francis to deliver his homily in a service marking the beginning of Holy Week, one of the most demanding and significant on the Christian calendar.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Others may move to a different team within the company that’s less demanding or carries fewer responsibilities.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Holy Week is one of the most demanding and significant on the Christian calendar, and Francis has been dogged all winter by what the Vatican has called the flu, bronchitis and cold-like symptoms.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The former includes two DirectX 12 gaming simulations from UL's 3DMark, Night Raid (more modest, suitable for systems with integrated graphics) and Time Spy (more demanding, suitable for gaming rigs with discrete GPUs).
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
After working in the oil and gas industry more than four decades, Tuttle is looking for a job that's less physically demanding.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
Doing both, however, can take its toll, especially with a demanding tour schedule.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
But symbolic gestures, such as waving goodbye, are more cognitively demanding, and researchers were unsure whether non-primates could use them.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
As tens of thousands of faithful holding palm fronds in St. Peter’s Square looked on, the moment arrived in the Palm Sunday Mass for Pope Francis to deliver his homily in a service marking the beginning of Holy Week, one of the most demanding and significant on the Christian calendar.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Others may move to a different team within the company that’s less demanding or carries fewer responsibilities.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Holy Week is one of the most demanding and significant on the Christian calendar, and Francis has been dogged all winter by what the Vatican has called the flu, bronchitis and cold-like symptoms.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The former includes two DirectX 12 gaming simulations from UL's 3DMark, Night Raid (more modest, suitable for systems with integrated graphics) and Time Spy (more demanding, suitable for gaming rigs with discrete GPUs).
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
After working in the oil and gas industry more than four decades, Tuttle is looking for a job that's less physically demanding.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Demanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demanding. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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