Example Sentences

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The alarm about “60 Minutes” is a quaint throwback to an era when it exercised an outsize influence on the minds of the American public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

They walked their dogs, read books and exercised by the water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Her party has exercised major influence in a fragmented Congress that has helped topple several presidents.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

He added that the attorney general had "now exercised that power" which was "clearly the right outcome".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

In retrospect, it is odd how little power the dead farmer exercised over an imagination as morbid and hysterical as my own.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt