exert

Example Sentences

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Nobody knows how many, but it doesn’t take too many for it to exert a lot of leverage.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“It can exert heavy influence on market stability, quarter-end flows and short-term volatility for S&P 500.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

He was unable to exert his influence in forward positions, although this untidy scrap of a friendly against Marcelo Bielsa's side was hardly the stage for creativity to flourish.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"Sound waves exert forces on particles -- just like waves on the surface of a pond can exert forces on a floating leaf," explains Morrell.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Too miserable to eat or even read, for the next two days I mostly lay in my tent with my head in my hands, trying to exert myself as little as possible.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer