How to Use exploit in a Sentence

exploit

1 of 2 noun
  • For now, Sater still talks to the press about his exploits.
    Alex Ward, Vox, 6 Dec. 2018
  • And this one might have been the best of all of his high-flying exploits.
    Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The power and ease of use of the Pantsdown exploit are by no means new.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 May 2022
  • This is the same exploit that Apple patched in iOS 15.6.1.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 Aug. 2022
  • That’s a guilty pleasure, to follow the exploits of the rich and famous.
    Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 4 June 2018
  • This is the third zero-day exploit that Google has had to patch this year.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 15 Apr. 2022
  • This is the ninth Chrome zero-day exploit that Google has patched in 2022.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Nutsch got used to the anonymity of his exploits early on.
    Jon Niccum, kansascity, 18 Jan. 2018
  • All of the different exploits work roughly the same way.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
  • For some younger people these days, the talk of Jackson's exploits may seem a bit overblown.
    Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 27 Feb. 2018
  • No place to chronicle the exploits of the beloved high school hockey teams.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 2 Aug. 2019
  • But the talk in the Bucks locker room was about Jennings’ latest exploits.
    Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2019
  • This was a time when ideas were firmly on the explore side of the explore/exploit divide.
    Samuel Arbesman, Wired, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Below is the YouTube video demonstrating how the exploit works.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Of course, there were hundreds, if not thousands, of the chronicles of whites and their exploits in the slave trade.
    Angela Helm, The Root, 10 May 2018
  • And the older the site/technology, the more likely there is an exploit for it.
    Rafael Romis, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The attacker posted a tweet that warned users about a fake exploit.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The series follows the exploits of a fictional law firm in New York City.
    Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Most people see the humor in it, and the way the woozy sonic touches play into the exploits of a pothead.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But there are sure to be more stories around the barber shop about Donaven and his exploits on the football field.
    Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 18 July 2019
  • The Destiny 2 developer may need to roll back its servers, but how long has this exploit been in the game?
    Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Sep. 2023
  • He was honored by the Greek government some years ago for his wartime exploits.
    Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2018
  • An exploit that hit a user named The_Grim_Sleeper was captured in a video stream posted over the weekend.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Wouters also noted that this type of exploit isn't unique to Tesla.
    Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Mango has not yet confirmed the cause for the apparent exploit.
    Taylor Locke, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2022
  • At his new place, in a modest suburban strip mall, framed news stories about his exploits line the walls.
    Jeremy Raff, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The book, which chronicles the exploits of a kinky kleptomaniac, has been optioned for the screen, but has stalled due to the strikes.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
  • People swapped tales of their dogs’ exploits, and shared info on favorite food, parks and other places to take dogs.
    Denis Cuff, The Mercury News, 15 June 2017
  • Birders and fans track him in person or follow his exploits online.
    Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Now married to his own Prince Charming and father to a 10-year-old daughter, Cedric recounts his own exploits and feats of derring-do to his young daughter preparing to follow in his footsteps.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
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exploit

2 of 2 verb
  • She said the tragedy had been exploited by the media.
  • Top athletes are able to exploit their opponents' weaknesses.
  • He has never fully exploited his talents.
  • Over the course of the year, teams find ways to exploit you on both ends of the court.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022
  • These problems are caused by the drive of the bosses to exploit us more and more.
    baltimoresun.com, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Don’t exploit or mistreat the refugee, the orphan, and the widow.
    Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The question is whether the Trump campaign can exploit it.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 Aug. 2020
  • For the second time this season, a team found a way to exploit some of Fields’ flaws.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 19 Dec. 2020
  • The Ducks should be able to exploit the edges of Stanford’s defense.
    James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2020
  • And the very same people who made me ashamed to live here are the ones now exploiting it for clicks and views.
    Alexandra Lange, Curbed, 12 July 2018
  • The Sachems will look to exploit any weaknesses in this tough road test.
    Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2018
  • But on the street, there is no safe way to exploit the lofty limits of this chassis.
    K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The land is as much a vivid character as the people who exploit it.
    Lauren Leblanc, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Now, members of the far right are coming in to try to exploit the tension.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The bad news is that it’s already being exploited in the wild.
    Michael Simon, PCWorld, 10 Jan. 2020
  • This is the chance for the Nuggets to exploit the situation and get a precious win.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Can split out wide or match up against linebackers to exploit wheel routes.
    oregonlive, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Look for Ehlinger to exploit one-on-one matchups and have one of his most productive games of the season.
    Dallas News, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The guess here is that Álvarez will exploit one of those mistakes and score a late stoppage.
    Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2021
  • And with these new technologies comes more ways to exploit it.
    Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 11 Dec. 2017
  • In wider herp circles, talk was of Burmese python exploits the likes of which had never been seen.
    Gena Steffens, Smithsonian, 11 July 2019
  • Also: how did the Chiefs exploit 49ers star edge rusher Nick Bosa on a few late-game plays?
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Denver is the type of defense Durant was built to exploit.
    Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Herbert will find holes in the secondary and exploit them quickly.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2021
  • People who seek to exploit children can no longer do so with one click.
    Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Will a film appear sensitive enough to the pain of the global outbreak, or seem to exploit it?
    Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 2 June 2020
  • Nicolas Roeg doesn’t exploit cheap tricks or special effects to send chills down the spine.
    Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Here are a few plans already in the works for how humans will explore and exploit the Arctic.
    Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 3 Jan. 2018
  • But what Kuntz valued most was his leadership, a strength Vanney plans to exploit.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • There is no suggestion yet that this current vulnerability has been exploited.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

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