physical effort
Example Sentences
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Ms. Saxbe is sarcastic about the “visible” work men do, dismissing the physical effort and planning required by, say, roof and plumbing repairs, while championing the more challenging “invisible labor” that women perform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Anselmet pushed on, his smooth metronomic movements belying the intense physical effort required on the unrelenting course.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
"But I have to congratulate the lads. Whatever you say tactically at half-time, you still have to rely on them giving a great amount of physical effort and desire. We had bags of that."
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
Despite the delays and the physical effort involved, researchers found no significant differences in blood glucose levels between the hatchlings that crossed sargassum and those that did not.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2025
I had to make a physical effort to keep from looking too surprised.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
