are exacting
- present progressive of exact.
Example Sentences
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The jobs are exacting and often require a deft touch.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
The replicas are exacting in detail, down to the shape, color size, and stamping.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
Today, while many crops are exported in large quantities for profit, the water diversions are exacting a worsening environmental toll, Sisk said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2022
The measures are exacting a mounting economic toll that has fueled complaints from global industry groups and businesses at home.
From Reuters ● May 7, 2022
This getting away is not so easy, writes the same correspondent, because officials of the various ports are exacting heavy sums from the fugitives before letting them go.
From The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 by Various
