English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Act" in Example Sentences
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302744	He acts very shy in her presence.	CK
1548577	It is better to act than to talk.	Scott
53329	Jim acted very strangely all day.	CK
64818	Olivier acted the part of Hamlet.	CM
1618733	Suicide is an act of desperation.	CM
2975882	Tom acted as if he heard nothing.	KiwiCreme
2540810	Tom is acting weirder than usual.	CK
1214918	He must be crazy to act like that.	eadbannon
1740593	The car has been acting strangely.	Spamster
802354	They said he had acted shamefully.	Source_VOA
2821244	Tom acted like he knew everything.	CK
2955471	Tom acted like he owned the place.	CK
2955473	Tom acts like he knows everything.	CK
3168119	Tom and Mary act like one another.	CK
2954196	Why are you acting like my mother?	CK
997094	You need to stop acting so stupid.	CK
246282	He acted behind the manager's back.	CK
325723	His parents acted to calm him down.	CM
2264272	I don't want to miss the first act.	sharptoothed
1359607	It's just like Meg to act that way.	CK
2953296	Stop acting like you understand me.	CK
3023849	Tom got an acting job in Hollywood.	CK
63223	You had better act upon his advice.	CM
716701	Bela Lugosi acted in several movies.	Guybrush88
245631	Children want to act like grown-ups.	CK
284330	He is acting for the chief director.	CM
680072	In an emergency, do you act quickly?	Source_VOA
2267493	Just act as if nothing has happened.	_undertoad
2150791	My uncle had me act as a translator.	FeuDRenais
3041851	Tom acted like nothing had happened.	CK
3023816	Tom has been acting kind of strange.	CK
3041849	Tom is acting like nothing happened.	CK
10850	You should have acted on her advice.	Swift
239389	A wise man would not act in that way.	CM
272512	He was caught in the act of stealing.	CK
244940	Murder and robbery are criminal acts.	CK
804202	Some said his raid was an act of war.	Source_VOA
1740590	The cat has started acting strangely.	Spamster
680073	Tom has been acting strangely lately.	Source_VOA
2539368	Tom is acting really weird right now.	CK
2716084	You should take your act on the road.	CK
39719	A teenager sometimes acts like a baby.	CK
2784294	Either you act now or you get nothing.	sharptoothed
285588	His acting left nothing to be desired.	CK
246423	I would act differently in your place.	CK
35491	I'm ashamed because I acted foolishly.	CM
278541	My brother is always acting foolishly.	CK
1172263	The way I acted was completely stupid.	teapot
1545331	We have a moral responsibility to act.	Spamster
288163	He acted as though we had insulted him.	CK