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Example Sentences

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The sheer sprawl of the record—24 tracks, 100 minutes—is daunting.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Every time I would go to Cheltenham I wouldn't see people the same colour as me, so in that sense it was daunting."

From BBC

But he warned the task ahead in the South Asian nation of 170 million people would be daunting.

From Barron's

Yet, the threat appears less daunting when put in context.

From Barron's

With questions over Ireland's direction intensifying after that autumn campaign, Farrell is facing one of the most daunting challenges of his six-year reign.

From BBC