arduous

Example Sentences

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After an arduous, nearly two month long journey hiking through Thailand, Geumseong eventually made it to Seoul.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“Ghost Elephants” is a Werner Herzog film so, unsurprisingly, the titular characters play second fiddle to a man on an arduous quest, with fascinating digressions along the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The chef has come a long way since he arrived in London after an arduous journey from Damascus with virtually no money in his pocket.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Meals feel less like a relaxing reprieve after long, arduous missions and more like a tension-filled calm before a storm you’re 100% certain is coming — and may very well take you with it.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

The walking was at once more difficult here, the going more arduous, the snow deeper, but at least we weren’t dragging along with hundreds of others, being endlessly held up.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo