exacted

Example Sentences

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The siege mentality of these gated communities exacted an immense human toll on employees, struggling for essentials like water or electricity.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Still, the relationships with Epstein have exacted tolls.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

American veteran Riggs beat Australia's Margaret Court before King exacted revenge four months later.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

“Valley Song,” the greatest of the post-apartheid works, offers a lyrical meditation on the human cost of change, the losses exacted by progress.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

She walked the earth and exacted an oath from each thing that she encountered never to harm Balder the beautiful.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman