Herculean

Example Sentences

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This tie is far from over, even if it is going to take a herculean effort from Newcastle at the Nou Camp next week.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

On Friday, SpaceX asked U.S. regulators for approval to launch up to 1 million satellites as orbital data centers, which would be a herculean effort.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

That change is harder still in organizations rooted in old forms of predigital content delivery: changing form and content at the same time is herculean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

And while groups such as the Ocean Conservancy sent letters to Newsom and CalRecycle, congratulating them on the herculean achievement, industry stakeholders were quietly sending a very different message: Hold off.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025

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