Definition of Backbreaking
extremely difficult; physically demanding
Examples of Backbreaking in a sentence
My older brother is expected to do backbreaking chores like chopping and hauling heavy firewood while my younger sister and I get to do the easier errands. 🔊
Because he could no longer do the backbreaking tasks required of those toiling in the fields, the farmer decided to look for less strenuous work in the city. 🔊
The mine laborers were forced to do backbreaking work that exhausted them both mentally and physically. 🔊
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