exertion

Example Sentences

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Between the travel and the exertion, I was incredibly fatigued.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The trackers can help monitor physical exertion, stress levels and heart rate.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

By changing the information traveling from the muscles to the brain, vibration appears to reshape how movement and exertion are perceived.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

The economy has shifted away from jobs requiring direct physical labor toward more sedentary jobs owing to computerization and mechanization, making age-based disability standards that assume jobs require physical exertion outdated and ripe for reform.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

By the time the bell finally rang, I’d almost passed out from the exertion of trying to make time speed up.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence