How to Use exertion in a Sentence

exertion

noun

• He was panting from the exertion of climbing the stairs.
• In times of stress or exertion, the blood flow in one artery would cut off.
  — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2023
• Go ahead and take a rest from the mental exertion, thanks.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
• The heat made my heart beat faster even for a little exertion.
  — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2018
• The need for the IVs stemmed from the need to recover from the exertion as well as the drug use, the indictment alleges.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
• Not just ran, but went at full force and then would stop, showing no signs of exertion.
  — Ryan Parker, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2017
• If women hold up half the sky, perhaps more of them should be paid for their exertions.
  — The Economist, 28 Apr. 2018
• Her expression is calm—the sweat on her face and on her white tank top are the only signs of exertion.
  — Jennifer Leuzzi, Bon Appetit, 21 Aug. 2017
• Like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, except the pot is a cold drink and the rainbow is physical exertion.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
• To be a top bodybuilder takes countless hours of exertion in the weight room and the consumption of absurd amounts of food.
  — Desmond Butler, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2022
• Strapping a motor to a bike turns out to alter more than just speed and exertion.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022
• Nadal won more rallies of five to eight shots and rallies of nine or more shots than Medvedev did, but those exertions took a toll.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2019
• Think dim sum without the carts, or a buffet without the exertion of walking to get your own food.
  — Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 3 Nov. 2017
• My heart beat faster and my breathing got heavier—and not from exertion.
  — Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 13 July 2023
• And avoid exertion outdoors, as cold weather strains the heart.
  — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2018
• The exertion of caring for Becky was starting to affect Philip’s health.
  — Ann Neumann, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
• Then there was noise—quick steps, a huffing and puffing, an exertion.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
• The feature's chief purpose is to give you an exertion goal to hit and track your progress toward it in real time.
  — Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2022
• Turns out that was about the extent of his physical exertion this week.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2021
• Phillips has his cast strain for effect, but neither the script nor the filming rises to their exertions.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
• If all this exertion is calling you to get a massage, that can be arranged, too.
  — Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2021
• In the wild, these birds start packing on weight in spring and fall in preparation for the extreme exertion of their journeys.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2023
• The Church itself, thanks in large part to the exertions of men like Anselm, was able to lay claim to the ancient primacy of Rome—and uphold it, what was more.
  — Tom Holland, Time, 29 Oct. 2019
• The exercise does not have to be for a long period of time or require a lot of exertion.
  — chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2017
• The patient suffered shortness of breath on exertion and chest pain.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
• To siphon off a small piece of such an asset is to get rich quickly and with minimal exertion.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2018
• There’s a lot of prep work that goes into that, there’s a lot of physical exertion that goes into that.
  — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 9 June 2018
• My mother, her wiry black hair pointing every which way, her face sweaty from the exertion, put on her new red oven mitts and opened the oven door.
  — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
• Before the test, warm up with a 10-minute walk or jog (or a dynamic warmup), keeping your pace and exertion easy.
  — Ali Nolan, SELF, 16 June 2022
• The responding person doesn’t need to engage in much mental exertion in such instances.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2025