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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That’s a total capacity of 32TB across all four bays, which should be large enough for even the most demanding projects, such as ultra-high-definition video, large-scale game models or extensive data files.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the State Public Defender office is struggling to attract law school graduates who are discouraged by low pay and the demanding nature of public defender appointments while still paying off student loans.
—Margaret Shreiner, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Bassini has observed the circuit of influencers and hopefuls who try a more demanding don’t-you-know-who-I-am approach, only to see them get turned away unceremoniously each time.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
These are good figures for an all-in-one zoom, especially one matched with a demanding, pixel-rich sensor.
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the State Public Defender office is struggling to attract law school graduates who are discouraged by low pay and the demanding nature of public defender appointments while still paying off student loans.
—Margaret Shreiner, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Bassini has observed the circuit of influencers and hopefuls who try a more demanding don’t-you-know-who-I-am approach, only to see them get turned away unceremoniously each time.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
These are good figures for an all-in-one zoom, especially one matched with a demanding, pixel-rich sensor.
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Demanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demanding. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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