daunting
Example Sentences
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For many American families, saving for college is a daunting and nebulous task.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
That’s especially important when you consider how daunting many cancer therapies are.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
While Will can understand how using Claude Code might be daunting to a newbie, he assures those curious about building that it’s not so hard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
But the challenges for making lasers more widespread in the fight against drones are daunting.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
But the more letters you wrote to me, and the more of yourself you gave, the more daunting my task became.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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