challenging
Example Sentences
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"Outside of organised sports, Noah stayed active and adventurous; he loved challenging himself at the gym and spending time at the bike park."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Understanding how individual rivers respond to warming is challenging because direct measurements in northern Alaska are limited.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
“But being the attorney general in this administration would be a challenging feat for anybody.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Learning curves disappear, and with them goes the satisfaction that comes from doing challenging things.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Some of the warm-ups are quite cognitively challenging.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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