When a troublemaker started shouting insults at the innkeeper, the retired captain calmly promised to give someone his gruel if they didn't leave.

After a gruelling nine-hour hike, the team collapsed at the base camp, too tired to celebrate.

After months of training, the jockey feared his mount would not survive the gruelling.

She spent the morning gruelling the oats until they turned into a thin porridge for the baby.

The expedition was remembered not for its triumphs but for the endless gruellings the team endured.

The relentless training gruelled the recruits, leaving many of them unable to continue.

The marathon runner pushed gruellingly through the final miles, despite the cramps and blinding heat.

The soup had a gruelly consistency that comforted him on the cold night.

She trained gruelingly for the marathon, pushing her body to its limits every morning.