Herculean task
Example Sentences
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“It was a herculean task and a huge community effort,” Akl said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Santosh Janardhan, Meta’s head of infrastructure, said his company’s goal is “to deliver personal superintelligence to billions of people,” a herculean task that requires immense amounts of power, land and hardware.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
But their discovery in Kenya, East Africa’s commercial hub, shows the herculean task of tackling fake medicines.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
In “Cunk on Earth,” a five-part mockumentary now streaming on Netflix, Cunk grapples with the herculean task of exploring the entirety of human civilization.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023
If anything, the NACA’s response to Sputnik would only intensify the process of change, as the herculean task of safely navigating the heavens was divided into myriad smaller tasks, tests, parts, and people.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
