Sentence examples for physically gruelling from inspiring English sources

A PROFESSIONAL ballet dancer lives a physically gruelling life.

It's mentally and physically gruelling – but it's just another battle I will not lose".

It was such a non-stop, physically gruelling effort that it was perhaps a surprise that his hamstring and other bits of his body lasted as long as 67 minutes.

It's no surprise that few people have wanted to challenge Littlewood's record: not only were six-day races physically gruelling, they were also grimly monotonous, with walkers often completing thousands of laps of small, indoor circuits.

Facing an Australian team that has shorn itself of some of its better players – suspending six for drinking in Ireland last week – and is coming to the end of a mentally and physically gruelling season, Scotland have an opportunity to right the wrongs of last weekend, when they gifted top-class opponents try-scoring openings.

For example, I was doing lots of military reporting and that was incredibly physically gruelling as I had to go on a patrol for seven hours and not only carry my camera gear but a flak jacket, my helmet, water and food.

The physically and psychologically gruelling, open-ended nature of military service means that Eritrea's authorities have developed a countrywide apparatus of repression to intercept or punish those attempting to evade conscription.

The Swede, who has taken charge of Andy Murray's coaching for the last four months in the absence of Amélie Mauresmo, won the tournament three times and is well aware it can be gruelling both physically and mentally.

Their days involve gruelling physical labour.

It foreshadowed Shame in that there was little dialogue and relied on the actor's ability to communicate physically – his deadpan expression transmitting a kind of transcendent disappointment – and like the later film was gruelling to shoot.

The training was gruelling.