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.
  • Sometimes that requires moving a nurse from a demanding task to a more routine one.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Clients today are more informed, more demanding and more discerning.
    Lara Devgan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Ward worked with the defensive backs as a manager, an arduous and demanding job.
    Chris Iseman, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Another less demanding approach is the 5:2 method of fasting two out of seven days per week.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Berlanti was struggling with a demanding schedule, however, working on his own script in the wee hours and getting nowhere.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Mar. 2022
  • But more than that, to help people to enjoy their day-to-day as much as possible in what’s a really demanding environment.
    Jena McGregor, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • With such a demanding workload, Williams says that making clear delineations of her priorities has been crucial as a new mom.
    Serena Coady, SELF, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Both mother and son said learning and performing all the different dance styles was definitely demanding.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Yet verbal taboos are more demanding: Both use and mention are typically prohibited.
    New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022
  • What are the realistic expectations for Crawford this season at the age of 35 and at one of baseball’s most demanding positions?
    Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The virtuosic young saxophonist quickly learned that working with Mingus could be equally demanding and rewarding.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2022
  • In the name of winning, Fields is all-in on the dirtiest and most demanding parts of the process.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Dancers are a unique blend of artist and athlete, and ballet is one of the most demanding styles.
    Jen Murphy, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Of course, Prince was just as demanding of his band off stage.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The most demanding dial to execute is that of the Chronomètre Bleu.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Around the time workers buried the woman in the wrong grave, the cemetery faced a demanding workload.
    Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2022
  • And this will be the most demanding season of his career.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The screen is bright and beautiful, and the processor is fast enough to fly through all but the most demanding of tasks.
    Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Keep going until the joint is less stiff and feels ready for more demanding work.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The Spartans have stood up to the demanding schedule so far, losing by one point to No.
    John Marshall, ajc, 22 Nov. 2022
  • When facing such demanding talent week in and week out, the district slate shakes out to be a marathon, not a sprint.
    Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Just to say: Some fashion week front-row denizens have very demanding day jobs.
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • While the open sky is vast, runways remain one of the more demanding parts of the infrastructure of flight.
    Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Boston and New York are the two most demanding courses among the majors.
    John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The Tigers have played a demanding schedule that might pay off in a tournament run.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2022
  • But he was also known to be a demanding, even abusive, boss.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023

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