arduous journey

collocation in English

meaningsofarduousandjourney

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arduous
adjective
uk
/ˈɑː.dʒu.əs/us
/ˈɑːr.dʒu.əs/
difficult, needing a lot of effort ...
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journey
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒɜː.ni/us
/ˈdʒɝː.ni/
the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in ...
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(Definition ofarduousandjourneyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofarduous journey

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However, it is impossible not to admire the determination with which they accomplished theirarduousjourney.
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I felt it my duty to make the veryarduousjourneythere.
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I am quite certain that they will feel that that long andarduousjourneyhas not been in vain.
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But they are only one step on the long andarduousjourneyupon which we have decided to embark.
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I realise that it will be a long andarduousjourneyto such a state of heavenly peace.
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For me, this is the penultimate step in anarduousjourney.
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It must be said that it has been a long and oftenarduousjourney.
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Thearduousjourneyinvolved high altitudes, raging rivers, evading capture and near starvation.
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For years the company perseveres with theirarduousjourney, with many of them falling sick.
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So she makes thearduousjourneyto his isolated "palazzo".
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He reached the high rocky cliffs, after anarduousjourney.
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In one account, someone's pony dropped dead in or at the creek after anarduousjourneyover the pass at the head of its valley.
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It was not anarduousjourneywith many stops to rest, eat and be feted by the local population along the way.
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It depicts the suffering and stress of anarduousjourney, together with the unwavering loyalty and courage of the three animals.
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However, solicitors must make arduous journeys to remote suburbs, in addition to preparing their cases.
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Secondly, they arrive here after long and arduous journeys.
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After their arduous journeys, most of the men aboard the ships were ill, chiefly from scurvy, and many had died.
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After their arduous journeys, most of the men aboard ship were ill, chiefly from scurvy, and many had died.
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For the chick to survive, both parents must make multiple arduous journeys between the ocean and the breeding grounds over the ensuing months.
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