backbreaking
adjective
back·break·ing
ˈbak-ˌbrā-kiŋ 
: extremely arduous, exhausting, or demoralizing
backbreaking labor
backbreaking rents
Examples of backbreaking in a Sentence
modern machinery has significantly eased the backbreaking work of farming
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The dump didn’t make it to a Canuck forward behind the net, Hronek was caught up the ice and Fiala scored the backbreaking fourth goal.
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Its constant work building a personal brand and then effectively monetizing that brand to enable the work to be a full-time job is even more backbreaking.
—Keith Bendes, Forbes, 6 May 2022
Still, there are many women who are interested in staying porters, a job that would benefit significantly from adequate health care, improved living conditions, and additional tools for easier transport so that the work isn’t so backbreaking.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2022
The trials pay better than dishwashing, require no skills and are far less backbreaking than loading and unloading boxes.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Its constant work building a personal brand and then effectively monetizing that brand to enable the work to be a full-time job is even more backbreaking.
—Keith Bendes, Forbes, 6 May 2022
Still, there are many women who are interested in staying porters, a job that would benefit significantly from adequate health care, improved living conditions, and additional tools for easier transport so that the work isn’t so backbreaking.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2022
The trials pay better than dishwashing, require no skills and are far less backbreaking than loading and unloading boxes.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
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“Backbreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backbreaking. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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