How to Use undertaking in a Sentence

undertaking

noun
  • The restoration of the old theater is a huge undertaking.
  • He advised us against such a risky undertaking.
  • Just because a team takes a step back doesn’t mean the whole undertaking was a waste of time.
    Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The prize is a year-long contract to star in the show on the West End, which is a huge undertaking for the winners and a big risk for you.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
  • And that is a large undertaking that is why the Space Force was established.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2023
  • If you get hooked on the thrilling undertaking, know that Mina is open to taking on more big projects in the future.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2022
  • In Cook County throughout the past year, the massive undertaking played out in ways big and small.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Because of the scale of the undertaking, most of the judges and prosecutors were laymen.
    Anna Altman, The New Republic, 27 May 2022
  • Perhaps Williams will have a car chase through the streets of San Francisco to score for his next undertaking.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2023
  • In this undertaking, Rand has the input of scores of experts in wine regions.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Few knew how thorny such undertakings could be than Smothers, who died this week at age 88.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2023
  • This year’s best movies are bold undertakings both onscreen and off.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
  • But this will be a big and demanding undertaking at the school level.
    Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2023
  • This is a pretty big undertaking, with a lot of moving parts.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2024
  • The process to find actors who were fluent in Navajo was a big undertaking and an event in itself.
    Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2022
  • Yet the roadblocks to get there have been a massive undertaking to overcome.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Needless to say, the creation of the world’s tallest building was a massive undertaking.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
  • Still, the new rules were decades in the making, and reflect a bi-partisan undertaking.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2022
  • But finding a way out of its struggles is a steep undertaking.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Rolls-Royce claims that sourcing wood that perfectly paired with the leather was a six-month undertaking.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Getting a hold on pop music in 2022 was a fun undertaking, even if doing so was a bit like trying to throw one’s arms around the world.
    Maura Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • But going to Toronto with my small child is a big undertaking.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
  • Here's the scale of the undertaking, with some comparisons, and a look at one technology.
    Benoît Morenne, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
  • With each undertaking, founders are betting on a dream.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
  • The special heightens the risk involved in such an undertaking.
    Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Another project in this huge undertaking is the restoration of 22 paintings out of the 25 removed from the cathedral post fire.
    Anna Rabemanantsoa, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2022
  • This is not a small undertaking as these standards would need to be event specific.
    Ashley Ward, STAT, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But the undertaking was well worth it for Jackson Wiederhoeft.
    Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 24 June 2022
  • The elaborate amenities found on many modern cruise ships can still be a big undertaking, even for expert shipbuilders.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Transforming the business promises to be a huge undertaking.
    Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

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