backbreaking

Example Sentences

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But the backbreaking work left behind—often in agriculture or coal mines—was worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Everyone paid to see a pitcher intentionally put himself behind in the count, let a runner on base who would come around to score, and then give up a backbreaking grand slam.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025

But backbreaking mistakes continued to mar the Trojans on both sides of the ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

“It was gruelling, backbreaking work. It was filthy.”

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024

It looked easy, but I suspected that a day of it could be backbreaking.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler