- present participle of challenge.
challenging
Example Sentences
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The famed stage actor, who performed late into his life, didn’t shy away from challenging roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The New York-stock has faced a challenging month however, with shares down almost 9% since Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The research also uncovered a surprising way hydrogen can participate in these reactions, challenging established assumptions about how the process works.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Could financial and insurance considerations explain the delay in making a decision, and how challenging is this uncertainty for teams and drivers given the championship implications?
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Pass the pattern: A more challenging version of this is to have students form two straight lines.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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