I can imagine this has probably been a pretty grueling experience for you.

The 15 days were a grueling experience for the hostages, who said their hands were tied with plastic cord throughout.

He is 68 years old but looked trim and healthy and required only a few hours of treatment at the hospital after a grueling experience.

Both of us know it's a grueling experience being out on the road.

The annual nationwide Christmas bird counts are a grueling experience.

Limbeck, beside her, wasn't much help, being naturally weak anyway and further weakened by his grueling experience.

Competition entered into the process: who would win the prize for having the most grueling experience?

"They themselves have not yet come to terms with their grueling experiences," he said.

I don't want to frighten you, but it's going to be a grueling experience, as bad or worse than the first time.

He had been through a grueling experience.