ACT in a Sentence

Learn ACT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

420 example sentences for ACT, such as:

1. The thief was nobbled in the act.
2. He was nabbed in the act of stealing.
3. The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.
4. I don't think Yankee girls have to act like such fools.
5. A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.

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 Meanings and Examples of ACT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
act
 v.  do something
 n.  anything done; performance
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Both bowed to the inexorable truth: they knew that Zeena never changed her mind, and that in her case a resolve once taken was equivalent to an act performed.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
2  She instinctively knew how Coast people would act in any circumstance.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
3  "Hum--hurrump," said Gerald, clearing his throat in embarrassment at being caught openly in an act of kindness.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
4  I don't think Yankee girls have to act like such fools.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
5  Having never possessed the courage to get himself into such a situation before, Charles was at a loss as to how to act.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  At least, everyone thought it was in the grave and expected her to act accordingly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
7  She isn't like these other silly little fools who believe everything their mammas tell them and act on it, no matter how they feel.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
8  They know they shouldn't want them to and they know they must act insulted if they do, but just the same, they wish the men would try.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
9  Now they had a new set of masters, the Bureau and the Carpetbaggers, and their orders were: "You're just as good as any white man, so act that way."
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
10  Mrs. Tarleton twitched nervously but before she could act, Will stumped forward and standing at the head of the coffin began to speak.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
11  We don't all think alike or act alike and it's wrong to--to judge others by ourselves.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
12  Sometimes, he was a very comfortable person to live with, for all his unfortunate habit of not permitting anyone in his presence to act a lie, palm off a pretense or indulge in bombast.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
13  "Oh, he's harmless if you flatter him and act like you depend on him," said Melanie.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIII
14  Well, if that was what he wanted, she could act her part too.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVII
15  Nor was there any more interest in it than in the face of a man watching the last act of a none-too- amusing comedy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  Dustbags act as a filter and suction will be reduced if they are too full.
17  The President was unable to act because the Democrats were boxing him in.
18  He invested his lawyer with complete power to act for him.
19  The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.
20  It is an act of moral cowardice for a society to neglect its poor.
21  All of life is an act of letting go,but what hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.
22  He was nabbed in the act of stealing.
23  The centre will act as a clearing house for research projects for former nuclear scientists.
24  A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.
25  To accomplish great things, in addition to dream, must act.
26  The small fines for this type of crime do not act as much of a deterrent.
27  The difference between successful persons and others is that they really act.
28  The main characters are offstage for most of the second act.
29  A storm - tossed ship was painted on the backdrop for the first act of the modern drama named Pirate.
30  The thief was nobbled in the act.