demanding
adjective
de·mand·ing
di-ˈman-diŋ 
-ˈmän-,
dē-
: requiring much time, effort, or attention : exacting
a demanding job
demanding customers
demandingness
noun
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.
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In the last two decades, the number of hospitals and diagnostic centers has already increased sixfold, and there’s room for many more, particularly those that value quality, which patients are increasingly demanding and becoming aware of.
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Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In making such a claim, Bonhoeffer moved the aim of conscience away from obedience to rational principles and to the more demanding and concrete love for God and one’s living, breathing, suffering neighbor.
—David Decosse, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Summer believes success as a leader isn't tied to being aggressive versus passive or demanding versus supportive.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Someone with a more physically demanding job would certainly need an extended timeline, given that patients are not supposed to lift anything heavier than five pounds for the first two weeks of healing and aren’t supposed to do anything strenuous for at least a month.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In making such a claim, Bonhoeffer moved the aim of conscience away from obedience to rational principles and to the more demanding and concrete love for God and one’s living, breathing, suffering neighbor.
—David Decosse, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Summer believes success as a leader isn't tied to being aggressive versus passive or demanding versus supportive.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Someone with a more physically demanding job would certainly need an extended timeline, given that patients are not supposed to lift anything heavier than five pounds for the first two weeks of healing and aren’t supposed to do anything strenuous for at least a month.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for demanding
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“Demanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demanding. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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