demanding

Example Sentences

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After residents launched a social media campaign demanding Orange County stop spraying herbicide in creeks, officials said they will halt the practice in two waterways.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Samsung’s workers are demanding the company allocate 15% of its operating profit for bonuses and are threatening a general walkout from May 21 to June 7.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

McIlroy says he does not feel pain while hitting shots but the 7,394 yard Aronimink is a demanding and undulating walk.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

I take heart from his example when I wonder, in moments of doubt or exhaustion, why in the world I have launched a demanding business in what otherwise might have been a leisurely dotage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Blacks had been alternately asking for and demanding such a body for more than a year.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson