- present participle of exercise.
exercising
Example Sentences
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Eventually, after Maguire researched his condition, he recovered after time spent meditating, exercising and bonding with his son.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
A busy single mom, she focused on her heart in the years between her surgeries, exercising and trying to eat right, but didn’t always keep up with her nephrologist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
On the chat, Talley claimed he was exercising “oversight” in repeatedly checking with officials at the jail and the U.S.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Whether Brian’s cousin is an attorney, local judge, the mayor of the town or the pope makes little difference here, except for exercising leverage with threats and intimidation.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
The story runs that he was stricken with pneumonia after spending two nights exercising in the winter rain—but the pneumonia was the culmination of another sickness.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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