The hike was both challenging and rewarding.

Meaning: The walk was difficult but also gave me a sense of satisfaction and enjoyment.

Choice of Words: Challenging means difficult and testing, rewarding means giving a sense of satisfaction or pleasure, and hike is a long walk in the countryside or mountains.

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The hike was challenging and rewarding.

Meaning: This means that the hike was hard to do, but it was also fun and made you feel good about yourself.

Choice of Words: Hike means to go for a long walk, usually in the countryside or mountains. Challenging means difficult or hard to do. Rewarding means giving you a sense of satisfaction or accomplishment. When you put them together, "The hike was challenging and rewarding" means that the hike was difficult, but it was also worth doing because it gave you a sense of accomplishment.

The hike was tough, but it was worth it.

Meaning: This means that the hike was hard, but it was still a good idea to do it.

Choice of Words: Tough means difficult or hard to do. But is a conjunction that connects two contrasting ideas. Worth it means that something is valuable or has a positive outcome. When you put them together, "The hike was tough, but it was worth it" means that the hike was difficult, but it was still a good experience.

The hike was hard, but I'm glad I did it.

Meaning: This means that the hike was hard, but I'm still happy that I decided to do it.

Choice of Words: Hard means difficult or challenging. But is a conjunction that connects two contrasting ideas. Glad means happy or pleased. When you put them together, "The hike was hard, but I'm glad I did it" means that the hike was difficult, but I'm still happy that I did it.

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