exercise
noun
bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health.
have exercised
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present perfectof exercise.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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"If I had other options, then I would have exercised and considered all the options available to me, but we felt we only had one option."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
In other jurisdictions, members of the federal bench have exercised their authority to appoint an interim U.S. attorney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
The citizen observers say they have exercised their rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Since then, chief executives in such death penalty hot spots as Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas have exercised their clemency power to spare the lives of people in their state who were condemned to death.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2026
And whatever extraneous influence the tannery may have exercised, the calamities of the land belong to it alone, born of wind and rain and weather, immensities not to be tempered by man or his creations.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
