Example Sentences

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“We have been exerting every possible effort to rebuild damaged infrastructure and restore electricity, telecoms, Internet and banking services.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2021

“We have been exerting every possible effort to rebuild damaged infrastructure and restore electricity, telecoms, internet and banking services.”

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2021

But the steady pressure these women have been exerting seems to be starting to shift the conversation.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2021

Yet there was no getting away from the fact England should have been exerting their authority much more confidently.

From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2017

I have been exerting my will most while I pretended to resign it most!

From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Kingsley, Charles