exerting

Example Sentences

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Exerting his pull in the comedy world, which boasts a booming live performance market, only makes him more powerful.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

Exerting mental and emotional control to suppress a thought, however, takes energy and can result in psychological depletion.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022

Exerting some forms of indirect control — like providing software or developing policies on which a franchisee relies — could make the larger corporation liable.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2019

"Exerting self-control on a regular basis appears to build up a person's capacity to call on more of this character trait in a pinch," Baumeister wrote in April's Scientific American.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2015

Exerting the full strength of a female badger, she lifted the massive Cavern Hole dining table.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques