exertion

Example Sentences

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“Our power of thermoregulation meant that we . . . were able to operate at higher levels of exertion in hot conditions, and sustain a higher body temperature, than nearly all other mammals.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

The trackers can help monitor physical exertion, stress levels and heart rate.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

By changing the information traveling from the muscles to the brain, vibration appears to reshape how movement and exertion are perceived.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

The economy has shifted away from jobs requiring direct physical labor toward more sedentary jobs owing to computerization and mechanization, making age-based disability standards that assume jobs require physical exertion outdated and ripe for reform.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Her hair was cropped short, her face red with exertion.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool