Sentence examples for exert herself from inspiring English sources
"exert herself" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English
It means to put forth effort or use one's energy and abilities to achieve something. Example: She knew she had to exert herself if she wanted to pass the exam, so she spent hours studying every day.
She would never be a person to exert herself in those days.
Ms. Lowery monitors her blood sugar level and does not exert herself for fear of bringing on another heart attack.
Rose O'Neill was also a Titianesque beauty, twice married and divorced and defiantly corsetless beneath flowing caftans, the better to exert herself in the studio.
The question is, will Governor Whitman exert herself in a Bush administration, and will President-elect Bush allow her to exert herself to be an effective environmental advocate?" Profile Christine Todd Whitman Born: Sept. 26, 1946, in New York City Hometown: Oldwick, N.J.
The patient, he said, was strictly forbidden to return to her office at Time Warner for 10 days, but otherwise she could exert herself as much or as little as her stamina allowed.
MEMPHIS — Since being suspended for two games after punching an opponent in the face earlier this month, Baylor's 6-foot-8 center Brittney Griner had grown somewhat timid, reluctant to fully exert herself, knowing the referees would pay her increased scrutiny.
She exerts herself defensively a little more.
His gossamer rein persuaded the petulant filly that she was barely exerting herself.
She told me how she had exerted herself all day, helping to prepare the Thanksgiving meal.
She worries, on occasion, that she may not have exerted herself sufficiently to merit her good fortune, but she comforts herself with the thought that "she lacked opportunities".
Chrissie Wellington, who has won the Ironman World Championship triathlon in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, three times, knows all about exerting herself.
