Herculean task
Example Sentences
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TMS commentator Aatif Nawaz: Though both England and Pakistan are heading into the World Cup with strong form, getting the better of India will be a Herculean task.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
They’re facing a Herculean task, risking their safety and their futures for the sake of all Americans, born here or not.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
After that comes the Herculean task of putting on the first World Cup in the U.S. in 32 years, one that will require bipartisan government cooperation on multiple levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Residents are now engaged in the Herculean task of clearing mud from their homes, some with their bare hands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
She was naturally active, and hated an idle moment; but no work suited her so well as this Herculean task of evoking order out of the Blake chaos.
From Lover or Friend by Rosa Nouchette Carey
