exerting

Example Sentences

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Regional mediators Qatar, Egypt and Turkey are currently said to be exerting heavy pressure on Hamas to move on disarmament.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

I’m not exerting as much energy unless of course she has me come out, falling all over the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Researchers like Aidan Campbell, Yiyi Wang, and Michael Inzlicht, psychologists at the University of Toronto, show that exerting effort increases meaning and well-being.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

When I got Bingo, these facts were framed to me as a kind of conspiracy—corporations exerting influence on vets, inducing them to sell ultraprocessed food to pet parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The more he saw others exerting themselves, the emptier he felt.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright