- present participle of challenge.
challenging
Example Sentences
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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. set a deadline of Tuesday for a response by plaintiffs challenging the ballroom project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Assessing opposition to the war is challenging due to censorship.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Still, the extended deployment and challenging conditions weighed on servicemembers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Measuring such slow circulation inside a living brain is especially challenging because researchers need methods that can observe the process without causing permanent damage.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Civil rights advocates considered and rejected two other black women as plaintiffs when planning a test case challenging segregation practices: Claudette Colvin and Mary Louise Smith.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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