How to Use arduous in a Sentence

arduous

adjective

• He went through a long and arduous training program.
• That arduous approval process is thanks to those who supported the TCA.
  — Guy Bentley, National Review, 2 Nov. 2021
• Chasing disasters requires a labor force that is open to arduous work and is instantly mobile.
  — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
• Teams look to their quarterback for guidance in arduous situations.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 27 Oct. 2021
• They are exhausted from arduous journeys; many are survivors of violence and extortion.
  — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
• Building out the metaverse will be arduous and expensive, while the financial payoff is uncertain.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2021
• But that effort has proven to be arduous, complex and costly, even with an unprecedented $1.1 billion budget for homelessness services over the next two years.
  — Trisha Thadani, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2021
• While Delta ultimately prevailed in preventing the takeover, Bastian knew the airline’s comeback would be a long and arduous affair.
  — Don Yaeger, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
• The game marked the end of an arduous stretch for the Seawolves.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 24 Jan. 2020
• But for all the ground that’s been gained, the road ahead is arduous.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2023
• While the work can be arduous, the pups and their handlers have fun on the job.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
• The work was arduous but Chamariya and the others did not mind it.
  — Aarefa Johari, Quartz India, 1 July 2019
• It is touted as the most arduous speed boat race in the world.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2022
• Still, there are some signs that the road ahead may not be as arduous.
  — Luke Money, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2021
• The road from Afghanistan to Europe is long and arduous.
  — Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2022
• The arduous journey that the female eels had to make, for thousands of miles, back to the ocean to spawn.
  — Okwiri Oduor, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
• The process turns out to be long and rather arduous, but rewarding in the end.
  — cleveland, 16 Dec. 2019
• The process of trying to find someone to help him make the beer was arduous, too.
  — Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2021
• Nelson's road back to the major leagues has been arduous, to say the least.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2019
• The journey to the U.S. was so long and arduous it's taken on the hazy contours of a bad dream.
  — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
• The reunion was as joyous as the path to get there was arduous.
  — Drew F. Lawrence, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022
• Which team would the Ravens least want to see after their arduous climb back to the playoffs?
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 31 Dec. 2020
• To sift through all of your archived photos from the 1990s seems like such an arduous task.
  — Rachel Burchfield, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2022
• The work at the restaurant also turns out to be arduous and the learning curve steep.
  — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 7 May 2018
• Thus ends the long and arduous road for the live-action adaptation of the games.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 July 2024
• Hilliard's journey has been long and arduous to get to this point.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• And those inspired to hike up Gros Piton can arrange to do the arduous climb with a guide.
  — Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
• Those surveyed shared that the process to secure a new role has been arduous for them.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 16 Nov. 2022
• And for the many displaced residents, finding shelter and affordable housing will be a vital, arduous process.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
• That led to a long, arduous rehabilitation for Leonard that included plenty of five-on-five practices.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 1 Feb 2025