exact
adjective
strictly accurate or correct.
has exacted
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present perfectof exact (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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All this feverish speculation has exacted a toll on the families.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
As the National Resources Defense Council has pointed out in numerous studies, "Using fossil fuels for energy has exacted an enormous toll on humanity and the environment—from air and water pollution to global warming."
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2023
War has exacted a heavy price for some survivors.
From Reuters ● Feb. 27, 2023
Beijing’s strict Covid-19 policy has exacted a heavy toll on business.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
During the past eighteen years, the state of his health has exacted throughout an extreme caution in regard to mental application, reducing it at best within narrow and precarious limits, and often precluding it.
From Pioneers of France in the New World by Francis Parkman
