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

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

It's slow and difficult work, requiring plenty of upper body strength and physical effort in the hot, bulky spacesuit.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

I had to make a physical effort to keep from looking too surprised.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi