Sentence examples for so gruelling from inspiring English sources

Their fraught kinship is what makes their combat so gruelling.

Tour de France is so gruelling, winning it so hard, and he's the first Brit.

The other half of the draw does not appear quite so gruelling.

I mentioned how reticent I had been to commit to something so gruelling.

The sheer hard grind of those endless kilometres on punishing cobbles was what made the race so gruelling.

The ballet world was shocked and mystified by Polunin's departure, but a few weeks later the dancer told the Guardian that he had found rehearsing "very boring" and that he wanted to give up ballet by the age of 26 because the physical effects were so gruelling.

Slaving over a hot stove is challenging and gruelling, so chefs say.

Wenger admitted having another important game so soon after the gruelling 120 minutes at Wembley was "not welcome", but said he believed the victory could lift his players.

The motivational skills that Mr Montezemolo displayed at Ferrari will no doubt come in handy when prodding sluggish industrialists and reluctant politicians into action.Even so, he should expect a gruelling four-year term.

I didn't want it to be a really gruelling, awful day, so I thought if I went for it 100% then I wouldn't have to keep doing it.

That's what makes China so fascinating, as well as gruelling.