mammoth task

Frequency: 7.05.2 per million words

Used to describe a task that is extremely large, difficult, and requires a lot of effort.

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Examples (20)

  • Building the new bridge was a mammoth task for the engineering team.
  • Completing the restoration of the ancient castle was a mammoth task that took years.
  • She faced the mammoth task of organizing the entire charity event.
  • The small startup faced the mammoth task of competing with established giants.
  • Cleaning out the old warehouse proved to be a mammoth task.
  • Organizing the international conference proved to be a mammoth task for the volunteer team.
  • The project seemed a mammoth task at first, but they made steady progress.
  • Despite the mammoth task of cleaning the entire house, she remained cheerful.
  • Completing the doctoral dissertation was a truly mammoth task.
  • They embarked on the mammoth task of digitizing millions of historical records.
  • Even with extra help, sorting through decades of archives was a mammoth task.
  • Fundraising for the new hospital became a mammoth task in the challenging economic climate.
  • The government embarked on the mammoth task of rebuilding the war-torn region.
  • Learning a new programming language from scratch can often feel like a mammoth task.
  • It's a mammoth task, but I'm confident we can accomplish it.
  • The engineers were given the mammoth task of designing a self-sustaining lunar base.
  • He underestimated the mammoth task of restoring the antique car.
  • It was a truly mammoth task to relocate the entire library to its new building.
  • Developing a vaccine in such a short time was a mammoth task.
  • Even with extra help, finishing the annual report before the deadline was a mammoth task.