How to Use taxing in a Sentence

taxing

adjective
  • The journey proved to be very taxing.
  • This is supposed to be a fun, quick, non-taxing race.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • Putting myself out there like that is very taxing and draining for me.
    — Kevyn Burger Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The most taxing part of being in the all-male cast may be the training.
    — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2017
  • There’s a specific scene in this that must have been quite taxing.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • That all encompassing role must have been very taxing at the time.
    — Alicia Rancilio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • That’s very, very taxing work because you get attached to all your patients.
    — Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 27 May 2021
  • What could be more fun, and less taxing, than gaming at home and chatting with friends online?
    — Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2021
  • At first, his training and playing schedule wasn’t too taxing.
    — Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
  • The problem is, watching their children is very taxing.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • All three trails are known for short but steep and taxing treks — and year-round popularity.
    — Monica D. Spencer, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2021
  • So close to seeing such an emotionally taxing season end on a sour note.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • But the lead-up to the big day can be more taxing than holiday shopping season in Whoville.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Post-pandemic, the retail landscape looks set to become even more taxing.
    — Catherine Erdly, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The good outweighs the bad here but the continual grinding of hate and false statements is very taxing.
    — oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
  • In this five-part two-hander rife with painfully raw moments, Isaac says Episode 2 was his most taxing.
    — Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Guajardo said the adjustment was a challenge, but the mental side of rehab was most taxing.
    — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 31 July 2020
  • The style of play is physically, and mentally taxing.
    — D’joumbarey A. Moreau, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The host also has seen all 53 of this year's nominees — and, perhaps most taxing, has upped his gym game to get in tux-ready shape.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Extra pay has jumped 13% over the same period last year, as the large-scale outbreak has forced prison staff to work longer, more taxing shifts.
    — John Caniglia, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The problem is that just as reading was once considered too taxing, now watching a video longer than 34 seconds is hard.
    — Joel Stein, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Even more taxing, even more spending, to put Washington even more in the middle of your life — from the cradle, to college.
    — Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Businesses face a hardware cost environment that has become more taxing and volatile.
    — Sha Rabii, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That’s not a great head space in such a mentally taxing game, in which the space between the ears makes the difference between good players and great ones.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
  • Brownlee’s performance was nothing short of a triumph, quite the finest singing of this most taxing tenor role one is likely to hear in any opera house today.
    — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Krueger took in the stunning glacier views from the deck of his Alaska cruise and saw the ship’s stage shows, while his wife and her friends did the more taxing excursions.
    — Melinda Fulmer, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The next matchup was far more taxing, as the Celtics fell behind the Bucks, three games to two, but rallied to win the series in seven games.
    — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2022
  • As a non-taxing entity, revenues are derived from the sale of annual boating stickers.
    — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • This work can be so emotionally heavy and taxing, and there are many moments where the needs are definitely greater than the resources available.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Part of the reason the hurricane hunters aren't in a rush to retire Gonzo is that hurricane seasons are getting more taxing.
    — Arkansas Online, 25 Nov. 2021

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