How to use "exert" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "exert" in popular movie and book plots

  • Ilaria, which is run by a similar group of immortals, wants the virus in order to exert control over the world.  - Helix (TV series)
  • Their mother attempts to exert a hold on her children by involving them in the family's run-down rice plantation.  - This Angry Age
  • The agency learns, later, Philip Morris only scheduled a meeting with SCDP to exert pricing leverage with BBDO.  - Blowing Smoke (Mad Men)
  • He is sure she will exert proper influence over Irwin.  - A Strange Transgressor
  • Jolyon Forsyte visits his doctor and is told that he has a weak heart and that he should not exert himself.  - The Forsyte Saga: To Let
  • The Door begins to exert a strange fascination over Seaton, and he finds that when he opens it a mysterious blue room lies beyond.  - From Beyond the Grave
  • As time goes on, Torg begins to exert control over Mary.  - The Dark Tower (1943 film)
  • He knocks the phone down with the ball and Akiba and Conan exert the right chords to dial 110, calling the cops.  - Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear
  • Ainslie tries to exert his influence on Mollie and Alan.  - Each Man's Son
  • To prove his point, Delamo calls on his well-positioned contacts to exert pressure on Troy.  - Knights of the City
  • Bridger knows though, if seaQuest was piloted into the heart of the well and detonated its warheads, it would exert such a force.  - Higher Power (seaQuest DSV)
  • The vug exert hegemony over Earth but do not occupy it as such.  - The Game-Players of Titan
  • Coal mining begins to exert its influence on the area, despite the two families' feuds.  - The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (novel)
  • She slowly realises that the attraction the two exert for her is irresistible.  - Design for Living
  • The Mainland once again attempts to exert control over the Lost Ground by sending in a fleet of refined Alter users under their control.  - S-CRY-ed
  • Its claws are not just weapons, but exert enough traction for the creature to sprint up rocky cliffs.  - The Legacy of Heorot

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