He hadexerted all his powers to moderate and restrain it, by infusing a love of other than warlike pursuits.
If I have any influence over the mind of Aurelian, it shall be exerted to serve the cause of peace.
Indeed, what with his school-work and his musical studies, our young friend exerted himself more than was good for him.
But morphin does not prevent the action of adrenalin injected into the circulation, hence the control of morphin over energy expenditure is exerted directly on the brain-cells.
There is evidence, though perhaps it is not conclusive, that such an influence is exerted by the thyroid gland.
Both the dog and the rabbit were exhausted but, although the dog exerted himself actively and the rabbit remained physically passive, the rabbit was much more exhausted.
Oh, Helen, I grieve for the sufferings constitutional sensitiveness and inculcated fear occasion you, but I rejoice when I see you struggling with yourself, and triumphing through the strength of an exerted will.
But with all his grace and sweetness, he was unprincipled and dissolute, and exerted the commanding influence he had acquired over the minds of his companions, to lead them into temptation, and lure them to sin.
Opposed more directly to each other than they had previously been, the king and the earl exerted their prowess to the utmost--one animated by hope, the other urged by despair.
The combat was then renewed, and both knights exerted their utmost strength.
Louis was now in his element; and to reconcile the Yorkist earl and the Lancastrian queen, he exerted all his powers of political intrigue.
Earl Rivers and the Duchess of Bedford appear to have thought so; and exerted their influence with the king to have the ex-mayor arrested on a charge of treason, and committed to the Tower.
This conveys the impression that such solvent action is exerted in the body, that is, that such concretions in the gallbladder may be dissolved and evacuated by the use of Colalin.
In inflammatory diseases of the genito-urinary organs, its bland, curative properties are exerted in a gratifying degree.
The fact, therefore, that when exerted jointly they raise both bodies at once, results from the Composition of Causes, and is a mere instance of the general fact that mechanical forces are subject to the law of Composition.
Here even by 1850 the Negro voters held the balance of power and accordingly exerted a potent influence on Election day.
It may be stated in brief that at one time or another the pulpit has taken a deep interest and exerted a helpful, as well as a healthy influence in whatever has tended to man's highest and best welfare.
Church), as legislator in Georgia, exertedan influence which is still felt in that State.
Many times they have exerted their influence to guarantee fair play for such Negroes in the courts--even when their causes were laid against a white man, or where white men had accused them of crime.
Johnson has already exerted an abiding influence in his race and generation.
Here, as in every walk in life, he exerted a most wholesome influence over the young men and women attending the seminary, whose graduates are found in all parts of this country.
These three thriving Southern cities, blessed with equal prosperity and promise, furnish convincing proofs of the great power for good exerted by such institutions.
In the corridor outside Berta exerted her nimble self to overtake Miss Sanders, who was sidling away in a strikingly unprincesslike manner, her eyes shifting guiltily.
Lila pushed another pillow behind Jo on the couch, Laura lifted her pen, Janet exerted herself to rise politely.
These qualities are powerful checks upon unruly passions, particularly when exerted in the intimate relation of husband and wife.
He exerted all his influence, by threats and persuasions, to bring them back to duty until their grievances should be redressed.
I was your friend in the Committee of Safety, and exerted myself to save your person from injury.
Expelled from his estate, his property confiscated, his family in exile, he became an uncompromising enemy of the republicans, and until the close of the war his influence was exerted against the patriots.
At the very beginning of danger, the colonists exerted their wonted energy.
The affairs of Great Britain require the most vigorous measures; but then the courage of a handful of brave men should be exerted only where there is some hope of a favorable event.
Hutchinson's letters from Franklin) were very active in promoting hostility to the rulers, and the press exerted its power with great industry and effect.
It is of the utmost importance that a strong Christian influence should beexerted in such a centre.
The Czar made all Russian railways free highways, and every local official and nomad chieftain exerted himself to aid the expedition.
Americans have not sought territorial advantage in China and on more than one occasion, our Government has exerted its influence in favour of peace and justice for the sorely beset Celestials.
If lost in one body, it reappears in another; if it ceases in one form, it is exerted in another, and this according to definite ratios.
But the influence exerted by missions in such communities is not to be measured by the number of converts.
China, in its isolation, exerted no power upon the general course of history.
Rare ingenuity has been exerted in contriving surgical instruments by which difficult operations are performed with comparative safety and without pain.
Inquisition was introduced into Italy (1542), and exerted the utmost vigilance and severity in crushing out the new faith.
So it is with the literary works which haveexerted the deepest and most lasting influence.
In 752 Pipin was anointed and crowned at Soissons by Boniface, the bishop of Mentz, who exerted himself to restore order and discipline in the Frank Church, which had fallen into disorder in the times of Charles Martel.
The force thus exertedby the leaders in history is not accounted for by reference to general laws.
One point where their authority was apt to be exerted was in the conscription, or military enrollment.
The personal influence of Calvin was directly exerted upon the more cultured and educated.
He was familiar with many of the Latin writers, and while at the head of the school in the palace, and later, when abbot of St. Martin in Tours, exerted a strong influence in promoting study.
There, at Ephesus, this apostle lived until the reign of Trajan, and from that center exerted a wide influence, the traces of which are marked and various.
Thus Greek science and Greek art exerted a perceptible influence in Hindustan.
There was one man, worthy of the best days of Greece, who penetrated the designs of Philip, and exerted his great powers to stimulate his countrymen to a timely resistance.
She became a nursing mother to the Church in France, and exertedherself to the utmost of her power to relieve the necessities of the poor, and ameliorate the condition of the serfs.
The influenceexerted by this holy woman must have been very great, for she persuaded the Parisians to remain in the city, instead of flying into the country, when the hosts of Attila, King of the Huns, threatened it.
It depends upon you to make the power that will be exerted over you beneficial or otherwise, and I know now it will be the former.
He perceived with terror what an influence the Jesuits exerted over everything; how relentlessly, with a thousand weapons, they subdued everything that he numbered among the greatest intellectual blessings in the world.
A desperate contest ensued, in which every Christian exerted his remaining strength, and their present position was so far favorable, that the Moors were not able to overwhelm them with numbers.
He exerted his utmost endeavour to quell the rising storm, soothing some with pleasing hopes and promises, and thundering horrible threats on the most refractory.
Mohabed exerted all his powers to rally his panic-stricken followers, but it was in vain.
A new force has appeared in the world, and it tends to operate against those countries which are guilty of injustice, whether that injustice is exerted against a State or even only against a single obscure individual.
It attracted public attention, andexerted an important influence.
But very frequently the sexual selection thus exerted led to weddings, and these playful Valentine unions were held to be a specially favourable prelude to a happy marriage.
The strong influence exerted by the Johnsons with their allies, the Mohawks, was dreaded.
All the cunning of the Indians, combined with the trained tactics of the British regulars, were here exerted to check the advance of Sullivan's invading army.
Words cannot express, nor the mind conceive, the power of the prodigious engine which, distributed in a diversity of directions, is being exerted daily, hourly and momentarily by this great association of consecrated women.
As long as the Commons exerted the inert pressure of delay, he watched the course of events.
Over the rest of the nation heexerted his new power without control.
The rest of the family now joined them in the supper-room, and during the meal Walter exerted himself to show how entertaining he could be if he chose.
The wish to gain her esteem and friendship grew stronger every moment, and he exerted himself to the utmost to please her.
The Devil, the Christian successor of the ancient evil spirit, has exerted a great influence on the medical views of all classes of people.
He believed that through animal magnetism a direct physical effect was exerted upon the human body.
For the therapeutic virtues of medical amulets are not inherent in these objects, but are due to the influence exerted by them upon the imaginative faculties of the individuals who employ them.
Although idolized by his mother, he incurred his father's dislike, and these circumstances, we are told, exerted a peculiar influence upon his character.
According to the cabalistic doctrine, the various events of life and all natural phenomena are due to influences exerted by gods, devils, and the stars.
Although thoroughly conversant with the healing properties of herbs, they appreciated keenly the influence exerted upon the minds of their patients by charms, fairy cures, and incantations.
He distinguished himself in the lyceum and debating society, and exerted such an influence as to call out the professors to defend their cause against the arguments and bold positions of this ardent youth.
He reared a large family of children, and it has been said of him, in truth we may believe, that during the past fifty years no man in Southern Vermont exerted so wide an influence over religious opinions.
In social life he has always exerted a salutary influence; his wit and humor being admirable accompaniments of his gentlemanly dignity and sympathetic spirit.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "exerted" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
