Explore Strenuous through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like energetic or arduous. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Strenuous meaning
- Having great vigour or energy; forceful.
- Requiring great exertion; very laborious.
Using Strenuous
- The main meaning on this page is: Having great vigour or energy; forceful. | Requiring great exertion; very laborious.
- Useful related words include: energetic, arduous, straining, effortful.
- In the example corpus, strenuous often appears in combinations such as: the strenuous, strenuous efforts, strenuous activities.
Context around Strenuous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Strenuous
- In this selection, "strenuous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, avoid, pretty, too, activities, activity and love stand out and add context to how "strenuous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a pretty strenuous sport and along this strenuous workout journey. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "strenuous" sits close to words such as additives, alfie and appreciating, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with strenuous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The work is hard and strenuous. (6 words)
The training is strenuous and requires complete dedication. (8 words)
If the hike is too strenuous, there are level paths at the park. (13 words)
The strenuous climb to the top of the canyon takes in soaring cliffs and magical rock formations before a descent through the Lost City, a series of natural sandstone domes that look like the remains of an ancient civilisation. (39 words)
For people with active lifestyles, the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 will be able to keep up, as not only are they lightweight, they’ll also be able to stay in your ears during strenuous activities. (35 words)
Opponents also say the reform fails to adequately account for people in physically strenuous jobs like builders and doesn't deal with companies' reluctance to hire and retain older workers. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
At a very high risk level the province recommends everyone avoid strenuous activities outdoors.
Characters need to find a safe place for eight hours in which they don't engage in strenuous activity.
Devi, played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, continues navigating her strenuous love life all while getting ready to graduate high school and preparing to head off to college.
For beauty enthusiasts, is basically the Olympics, and finding the manicures for the holiday can feel like a pretty strenuous sport.
Forest are keen to sign the England international, despite the imminent arrival of Matt Turner from Arsenal, but their ‘strenuous medical’ could aggravate the issue and cause further damage.
For people with active lifestyles, the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 will be able to keep up, as not only are they lightweight, they’ll also be able to stay in your ears during strenuous activities.
I forked out the £1.50 for it, and took it home for strenuous testing.
If the hike is too strenuous, there are level paths at the park.
More than anything, the book is a clarion call for a return to strenuous objectivity in journalism.
Nevertheless, far fewer young people are deciding to enter this age-old profession these days - possibly because of long hours and strenuous physical work.
Note that it's extremely strenuous and not for everyone, climbing more than 2,700 steps and gaining 2,000 vertical feet in less than a mile.
Opponents also say the reform fails to adequately account for people in physically strenuous jobs like builders and doesn't deal with companies' reluctance to hire and retain older workers.
Ramp up for a few months, and your to-do list will start to fill up with more strenuous tasks.
The CCE reiterated that the process of formulating the above regulations has been a rigorous and strenuous exercise.
The chief minister said that with strenuous efforts, the state government had started a process to reverse the brain drain from Punjab.
The garden itself is also strenuous enough: it commands the attention of an active and DIY green committee.
The instructor fulfills multiple roles: They are your cycling leader, guiding you along this strenuous workout journey.
The strenuous climb to the top of the canyon takes in soaring cliffs and magical rock formations before a descent through the Lost City, a series of natural sandstone domes that look like the remains of an ancient civilisation.
The training is strenuous and requires complete dedication.
The work is hard and strenuous.
Common combinations with strenuous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: