A generation of leaders born in America also began to exert itself.

The day was hot and Lucinda began to exert herself.

Nadia felt this strongly, and so she began to exert herself.

Toward this end as well he began to exert the power of his inner discipline.

Clearly he felt his power over them now, and was beginning to exert it.

Here we go, she thought, and began to exert downward pressure with her left hand.

This was only the beginning of the strange influence which her mother began to exert over Gary.

For now, preservationists are just beginning to exert their influence.

She had some power of initiative, latent before, which now began to exert itself.

He placed his giant hands about the lock and began to exert pressure.