was exacting
- past progressive of exact.
Example Sentences
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Kilmer was exacting about his work, ambivalent about fame and disinclined to spend much time with the press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
Smith was exacting when it came to managing freelancers and cranky with any who failed to come back from an assignment with what he believed would have been the key shot.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
In whatever musical role, Mr. Fier was exacting.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
HIV infection rates had stabilized in the United States and Europe, but in sub-Saharan Africa, the virus was exacting a terrifying toll.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2022
I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
