How to Use demanding in a Sentence
demanding
adjective
- I have heard it is one of the most demanding courses at the university.
- She had a demanding schedule with little free time.
- Their boss was really demanding, often expecting them to work long into the night.
- Factory work can be physically demanding.
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But her time there was capped off with the most demanding work of her life.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 Dec. 2021
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In the name of winning, Fields is all-in on the dirtiest and most demanding parts of the process.
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Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Sep. 2022
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Dancers are a unique blend of artist and athlete, and ballet is one of the most demanding styles.
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Jen Murphy,
WSJ,
23 Dec. 2023
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Of course, Prince was just as demanding of his band off stage.
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Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
1 Nov. 2023
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The most demanding dial to execute is that of the Chronomètre Bleu.
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Cait Bazemore,
Robb Report,
12 Oct. 2023
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The seeds germinate fast, and the plants aren't very demanding.
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Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Oct. 2024
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Around the time workers buried the woman in the wrong grave, the cemetery faced a demanding workload.
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Will Langhorne,
Arkansas Online,
12 June 2022
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And this will be the most demanding season of his career.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2024
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The screen is bright and beautiful, and the processor is fast enough to fly through all but the most demanding of tasks.
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Sascha Brodsky,
Popular Mechanics,
21 Oct. 2022
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Keep going until the joint is less stiff and feels ready for more demanding work.
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Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
9 Mar. 2023
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The Spartans have stood up to the demanding schedule so far, losing by one point to No.
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John Marshall,
ajc,
22 Nov. 2022
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This is probably the most demanding race for a horse all year.
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John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Oct. 2024
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That didn’t stop Seyfried from putting in the demanding vocal work to try to match it, and under a tight schedule.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2022
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When facing such demanding talent week in and week out, the district slate shakes out to be a marathon, not a sprint.
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Dallas News,
2 Feb. 2023
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Just to say: Some fashion week front-row denizens have very demanding day jobs.
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Guy Martin,
Forbes,
10 Sep. 2024
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While the open sky is vast, runways remain one of the more demanding parts of the infrastructure of flight.
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Kelsey D. Atherton,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2023
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Boston and New York are the two most demanding courses among the majors.
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John Powers,
BostonGlobe.com,
26 Sep. 2022
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The Tigers have played a demanding schedule that might pay off in a tournament run.
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Scott Springer,
The Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2022
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But he was also known to be a demanding, even abusive, boss.
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Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
31 July 2023
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Junie’s reign can be more demanding in the heat, when Mills and her partner don’t much want to be out themselves.
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Hau Chu,
Washington Post,
24 Aug. 2022
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On top of that, the work is physically demanding and risky.
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Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
6 Oct. 2022
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Like any group of plants, herbs have varying needs, but most aren't too demanding about their basic care.
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Deb Wiley,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Dec. 2023
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That in itself is very demanding, because Umm Kulthum changes a lot.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
29 Nov. 2024
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In a live demo shown on a Pixel, SGE is even more demanding, with the list of links being pushed far below the bottom of the phone screen.
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Jay Peters,
The Verge,
12 May 2023
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Others spend decades honing skills in a physically demanding job.
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Mead Gruver,
The Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2025
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Still, like for many other industries, the transformation will not come without a glitch because consumers get ever more demanding.
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Hilary Tetenbaum,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Dec. 2024
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