Exerted

Examples

• Lady Verinder exerted her influence to rouse him to a sense of duty in this matter; and I exerted my influence. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Raymond had somewhat raised himself at our approach, but it was with difficulty that he exerted himself even thus much. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Eggs and nuts are cracked without being crushed, and the power exerted and the strain endured automatically recorded. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• When they ceased to divert me, I exerted my intelligence, and pulled them up again. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The ordinary problem in planetary perturbations calls for the determination of the effect on a known orbit exerted by a body of known mass and m otion. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• The deeper the water, the greater will be the weight sustained by the confining vessel and the greater the pressure exerted by the water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• It is true that _P_, the load raised, will be less than _W_, the force exerted, but if speed is our aim, this machine serves our purpose admirably. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The wine, which had exerted its somniferous influence over Mr. Snodgrass and Mr. Winkle, had stolen upon the senses of Mr. Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Great powers, said he, have never been exerted independent of strong feelings. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• You're wanted--some one at the door;' and, having exerted himself to articulate thus much, Mr. Tracy Tupman turned round and fell fast asleep again. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• If too much air is blown into a toy balloon, the balloon bursts because it cannot support the great pressure exerted by the compressed air within. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Since I have been in that altered position, I have strained every nerve, I have exerted every energy, to improve it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Upon that he exerted himself sufficiently to notice the letter in my hand. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• If a reservoir has a depth of 100 feet, the pressure exerted upon each square foot of its floor is 62. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• I instantly exerted my wits. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• During this journey, I sometimes joined Elizabeth, and exerted myself to point out to her the various beauties of the scene. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• William was the godfather of the child, and exerted his ingenuity in the purchase of cups, spoons, pap-boats, and corals for this little Christian. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• No one has exerted a greater influence in extending the field of analytical chemistry. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Lady Middleton could no longer endure such a conversation, and therefore exerted herself to ask Mr. Palmer if there was any news in the paper. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• In Section 150, we learned that the amount of work done depends upon the force exerted, and the distance covered, or that _W_ = force × distance. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The whole strength of Evadne's mind was exerted to support the failing spirits of her husband. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• If, now, large quantities of air are compressed into a small space, the pressure exerted becomes correspondingly greater. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• My uncle, who is the very best man in the world, has exerted himself, as I knew he would, after seeing your brother. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I do not expect that you, who always rebelled against my just authority, exerted for your benefit and reformation, should owe me any good-will now. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• She replied to my questions with more than docility--she exerted her intelligence; she willingly opened her whole mind to me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Soon after this event, the lady having over-exerted herself at a ball, caught cold, took a fever, and died after a very brief illness. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• If pressure is now exerted the soft mass will adjust itself to fill all the spaces and reproduce the mould invertedly. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• A pressure from one to two tons per square inch is exerted, the lead is forced up through the die, and the pipe comes out completed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Often with maternal affection she had figured their merits and talents exerted on life's wide stage. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Let us, therefore, run over all the faculties of the soul, and see which of them is exerted in our promises. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.

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