exact
adjective
strictly accurate or correct.
had exacted
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past perfectof exact.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Earlier this week, Ingebrigtsen had exacted a modicum of revenge over American Cole Hocker by winning the 1500m at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
By then, the virus had exacted a deadly toll.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 2, 2021
Assad “negotiated tenaciously and daringly like a riverboat gambler to make sure he had exacted the last sliver of available concessions,” Kissinger recalled in his memoir, “Years of Upheaval.”
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 11, 2017
But Army engineers said the toll the storm had exacted on beach berms and dunes could leave coastal areas much more susceptible to strong storms in coming years.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2011
Up close, it was plain the burden of so many souls had exacted its toll.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
