grueling
adjective
gru·el·ing
ˈgrü-ə-liŋ 
variants
or gruelling
: trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
a grueling race
Examples of grueling in a Sentence
running a marathon is grueling
cutting diamonds can be grueling work
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During the grueling battle for Bakhmut, Yenot told me, Ukraine had too few shells, and those it did have had been produced by a hodgepodge of foreign companies.
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Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Just two weeks prior, the R&B singer — at roughly eight-and-a-half months pregnant — took the stand as the star witness in Diddy’s federal trial, giving grueling testimony against her ex over four consecutive days.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
Raducanu used the time to gather her strength and serve the set out, but the prevailing illness was clearly affecting her ability to hold concentration after a grueling 63-minute opener.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Enduring 92-degree Texas heat, Grapevine (25-13) took Hallsville (37-5-1) to extra innings in game two before falling in a grueling nine-inning battle.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
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Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Just two weeks prior, the R&B singer — at roughly eight-and-a-half months pregnant — took the stand as the star witness in Diddy’s federal trial, giving grueling testimony against her ex over four consecutive days.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
Raducanu used the time to gather her strength and serve the set out, but the prevailing illness was clearly affecting her ability to hold concentration after a grueling 63-minute opener.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Enduring 92-degree Texas heat, Grapevine (25-13) took Hallsville (37-5-1) to extra innings in game two before falling in a grueling nine-inning battle.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for grueling
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“Grueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grueling. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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