be tedious
Example Sentences
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“It would be tedious as well as unwelcome,” Lord Halifax said on another occasion, “to recapitulate all our wrong steps.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“This will be tedious work, make lots of enemies & compensation is zero,” he wrote on X.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024
In practice, however, this is of little use -- after all, it would be tedious to repeatedly irradiate the wall with intense UV light in order to drive the self-cleaning process.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
Experts say finding that sweet spot can be tedious trial and error.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023
To describe the campaign that ensued would be as profitless as it would be tedious.
From Gentlemen Rovers by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)
