had exacted
- past perfect of exact.
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
But as he warily scrutinized the other patrons at a cheerful diner near a Virginia naval base, I could see that the experience had exacted a toll.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2020
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
Up close, it was plain the burden of so many souls had exacted its toll.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
