exertion

How To Use exertion In A Sentence

• There is an experiment, which seems to evince this venous absorption, which consists in the external application of a stimulus to the lips, as of vinegar, by which they become instantly pale; that is, the bibulous mouths of the veins by this stimulus are excited to absorb the blood faster, than it can be supplied by the usual arterial exertion. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
• I could hear Milly huffing and puffing with the exertion of it.
• This concept of embodiment doesn't apply just to times of exertion, of course.
• It is the keenest spur to exertion, and surest of all guards against improbity. Times, Sunday Times
• The result of the combined exertions of Messrs. Savage and Wilson was not only the obtaining of a very full account of the habits of this new creature, but a still more important service to science, the enabling the excellent American anatomist already mentioned, Professor Wyman, to describe, from ample materials, the distinctive osteological characters of the new form. Essays
• Mr. Dominico respectfully informs the ladies and gentlemen of Washington, Georgetown, and their vicinages, that every exertion shall be used to render his performance entertaining.
• Sounds prestigious, even if it's a friendly between teams who are not best known for over-exertion when there's no competitive oomph.
• Once the symptoms begin to abate and you can move around comfortably, mild physical exertion may help sweat out the evil humors.
• I watched over my hasty temper, subdued my burning impatience of character, schooled my self-engrossing thoughts, educating myself to the best perfection I might attain, that the fruit of my exertions might be his happiness. The Last Man
• The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct.