Challenging is an English word with synonyms like ambitious or difficult. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Challenging in a sentence
Related words
Challenging meaning
present participle and gerund of challenge
Synonyms of Challenging
Using Challenging
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of challenge
- Useful related words include: ambitious, difficult, hard, thought-provoking.
- In the example corpus, challenging often appears in combinations such as: is challenging, challenging for, challenging the.
Example sentences (20)
And so we have taken, I wouldn’t say, conservative, but leaning on the side of conservative approach here, ramp-up years are challenging and hard rock processing is incredibly challenging.
But WWE has a direction clearly plotted out here that almost certainly requires Reigns to stay champion, whether that’s Zayn challenging for one of Reigns’ titles at WrestleMania or Owens & Zayn challenging the Usos for one of their tag titles.
For families across Elk Valley, quality child care is challenging to secure, but access is particularly challenging in smaller, more rural communities like Elkford, where childcare facilities frequently don’t exist.
Anthony Smith Jr is challenging D Gisele Isaac for the position of Party Chairperson, while MP Richard Lewis is challenging Jamale Pringle for Political Leader.
I think is challenging and problematic, but it’s challenging and problematic to do on the stage.
Q: As a game designer is it more challenging or less challenging to make something so simple?
They were challenging — very, very challenging.
When asked about what she found to be the most challenging part of the campaign process, Izhar talked about how it could be sometimes challenging to balance her Pre-Med schoolwork with running an SGA campaign.
The slump is owing to challenging unfavorable volume mix across regions, along with challenging condition in Asia and Europe.
Empathy in leadership requires taking someone else’s perspective and understanding another person’s feelings, even when that person is directly challenging you (or challenging to you).
Either the Challenging team wins, or the Iron Chef wins in overall score, and the best dish from the challenging team is also announced.
Women challenging their feminine roles was a device more easily accepted than men challenging masculine ones.
About the exhibition, Gareth James, Museum Manager at GoMA, told The Herald: “This has been a once in a lifetime opportunity to work with an artist who has been exciting and challenging people around the world with their work over the past 25 years.
Accidents cause unusual physical discomfort and post-traumatic stress, which can be intellectually and emotionally challenging.
According to Cai, travel from China to Caribbean countries proves particularly challenging.
Acer is challenging my stance with its new Predator Orion X, though.
Across their last eight away league matches, they've won just two with no wins coming in their last four despite being up against relegation-threatened opposition - wins you'd expect a side challenging for the top four to be able to put away.
Adam Thomas has revealed he has had a 'challenging' week and been forced to miss Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals because of his work schedule.
A day which celebrates our challenging history and an inclusive future.
Additionally, the disposal of electronic components within these disposable vapes has raised environmental concerns, as they are challenging and costly to recycle.
Common combinations with challenging
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is challenging 26×
- challenging for 20×
- challenging the 15×
- the challenging 15×
- challenging to 12×
- more challenging 12×
- challenging and 9×
- are challenging 8×
- be challenging 8×
- and challenging 7×