grueling
adjective
gru·el·ing
ˈgrü-ə-liŋ 
variants
or gruelling
: trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
a grueling race
Synonyms
Examples of grueling in a Sentence
running a marathon is grueling
cutting diamonds can be grueling work
Recent Examples on the Web
Working without a safety net For the workers paid to rebuild the bridge, the job will be grueling — and dangerous.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Perfusion also eases the grueling process of organ recovery and transplant, hourslong surgeries that doctors often conduct against the clock, beginning in the middle of the night and completed in back-to-back succession.
—Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In 1989, Rhodes described the grueling process of preparing for the movie’s dance sequences while on the USA Network’s late-night show, Camp Midnite.
—EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024
Both Biden and Trump have clinched their respective party’s presidential nomination, setting them on a path for a grueling 2020 election rematch.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
The company is looking to muscle in on China’s increasingly popular camping culture, but the car may also prove a hit with desk jockeys enduring the country’s notoriously grueling office hours and looking for a place to nap.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
According to Keith Dunn who attends the race and provides updates on X – formerly known as Twitter – Paris finished the grueling course with a time of 59 hours, 58 minutes and 21 seconds; just 99 seconds before the 60-hour time limit elapsed.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Can the team maintain poise and excellence over a grueling two-month tournament?
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
As Jen takes up a physically grueling passion of her own — aerial acrobatics — Jones and cinematographer Andrew White present graceful re-stagings of moments from her career, which make deft use of shadow and spotlight, and veer into rousing territory.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Perfusion also eases the grueling process of organ recovery and transplant, hourslong surgeries that doctors often conduct against the clock, beginning in the middle of the night and completed in back-to-back succession.
—Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In 1989, Rhodes described the grueling process of preparing for the movie’s dance sequences while on the USA Network’s late-night show, Camp Midnite.
—EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024
Both Biden and Trump have clinched their respective party’s presidential nomination, setting them on a path for a grueling 2020 election rematch.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
The company is looking to muscle in on China’s increasingly popular camping culture, but the car may also prove a hit with desk jockeys enduring the country’s notoriously grueling office hours and looking for a place to nap.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
According to Keith Dunn who attends the race and provides updates on X – formerly known as Twitter – Paris finished the grueling course with a time of 59 hours, 58 minutes and 21 seconds; just 99 seconds before the 60-hour time limit elapsed.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Can the team maintain poise and excellence over a grueling two-month tournament?
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
As Jen takes up a physically grueling passion of her own — aerial acrobatics — Jones and cinematographer Andrew White present graceful re-stagings of moments from her career, which make deft use of shadow and spotlight, and veer into rousing territory.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Grueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grueling. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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