How to Use taxing in a Sentence
taxing
adjective- The journey proved to be very taxing.
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The most taxing part of being in the all-male cast may be the training.
—Sopan Deb, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2017
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One of the most taxing stretches of the season is done.
—Dallas News, 24 Nov. 2022
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The most taxing physical part of the trip was behind them.
—Rebecca Frankel, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
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Putting myself out there like that is very taxing and draining for me.
—Kevyn Burger Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
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There’s a specific scene in this that must have been quite taxing.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 17 May 2022
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The next matchup was far more taxing, as the Celtics fell behind the Bucks, three games to two, but rallied to win the series in seven games.
—Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2022
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But the lead-up to the big day can be more taxing than holiday shopping season in Whoville.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2022
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The most taxing part to me was simply finishing the mixes.
—Chris Payne, Billboard, 26 July 2017
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What could be more fun, and less taxing, than gaming at home and chatting with friends online?
—Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2021
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The host also has seen all 53 of this year's nominees — and, perhaps most taxing, has upped his gym game to get in tux-ready shape.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
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That’s very, very taxing work because you get attached to all your patients.
—Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 27 May 2021
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The good outweighs the bad here but the continual grinding of hate and false statements is very taxing.
—oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
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The toll of being a working parent is more taxing than ever.
—Christine Trodella, Quartz at Work, 1 Dec. 2020
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Extra pay has jumped 13% over the same period last year, as the large-scale outbreak has forced prison staff to work longer, more taxing shifts.
—John Caniglia, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2020
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In this five-part two-hander rife with painfully raw moments, Isaac says Episode 2 was his most taxing.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
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Even more taxing, even more spending, to put Washington even more in the middle of your life — from the cradle, to college.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2021
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Andy Frye: Triathlons are one of the most taxing athletic pursuits, but there must be a huge mental aspect to it.
—Andy Frye, Forbes, 31 May 2021
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The episodes kick off with a Swift Gift challenge, followed by the more taxing Big Gift competition.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2019
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It’s certainly been an emotionally taxing year for Williams, and that’s before the painful churn of the draft process.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
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All three trails are known for short but steep and taxing treks — and year-round popularity.
—Monica D. Spencer, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2021
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That’s not a great head space in such a mentally taxing game, in which the space between the ears makes the difference between good players and great ones.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
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The Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in a taxing battle that came down to the wire in a tight 27-24 victory.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
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The search for a solution to keep goods flowing in and out of Britain comes after another taxing weekend for the U.K. at the end of a tumultuous year.
—Alex Morales, Bloomberg.com, 21 Dec. 2020
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Part of the reason the hurricane hunters aren't in a rush to retire Gonzo is that hurricane seasons are getting more taxing.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Nov. 2021
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Stone, too, is excellent in a difficult and taxing role.
—Lindsey Bahr, Star Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021
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Curling has one of the most taxing schedules of any sport at the Winter Games, with competitions stretching from Feb. 2 to Feb. 20 and with as many as three rounds of matches a day.
—New York Times, 12 Feb. 2022
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Brownlee’s performance was nothing short of a triumph, quite the finest singing of this most taxing tenor role one is likely to hear in any opera house today.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 5 Feb. 2018
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Guajardo said the adjustment was a challenge, but the mental side of rehab was most taxing.
—Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 31 July 2020
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One of you just got out of a serious or taxing relationship.
—Tianna Soto, Women's Health, 13 Aug. 2023
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