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.
  • But her time there was capped off with the most demanding work of her life.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • The seeds germinate fast, and the plants aren't very demanding.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But one coach at the club has managed to survive the most demanding boss in the game for nearly a decade.
    Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 14 May 2021
  • 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
  • Under the best of circumstances, the 10-kilometer race is one of the most demanding tests among the 33 sports at the Olympics.
    Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • This is probably the most demanding race for a horse all year.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
  • That didn’t stop Seyfried from putting in the demanding vocal work to try to match it, and under a tight schedule.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 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
  • Junie’s reign can be more demanding in the heat, when Mills and her partner don’t much want to be out themselves.
    Hau Chu, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022
  • It’s not just the iPad Pros that target more demanding consumers.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 5 May 2021
  • On top of that, the work is physically demanding and risky.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The composer’s son, Nic Collins, explained in the doc how years of playing such a physically demanding instrument also took its toll on his father’s body.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The most obvious question those holding or thinking of picking up tickets for future shows might be asking is whether Ann could still deliver some of the most demanding wailing in the rock ‘n’ roll canon at age 74, with or without the recent issues.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025

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