How to Use act in a Sentence

act

1 of 2 noun

• We were grateful for her many acts of kindness.
• In the first act, two characters are talking in a restaurant.
• Please read act II, scene 1 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
• That’s after no acts had led for the first time over the first seven months of 2023.
  — Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 1 Sep. 2023
• Still, the story's final act is a point of contention amid the praise.
  — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
• But Bey is by far the first musical act to try their hand at the epic hit.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
• Rolling Loud has yet to hint or reveal who the surprise act might be.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
• Its size has helped draw major acts whose tours bypassed San Diego in the past.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
• The pop group even went on the road with Benatar in the summer of 2001, serving as her opening act.
  — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
• The first act—Ivan Barbul, who founded the club— tried to warm up the crowd with a little dark humor.
  — Tim Mak, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2024
• According to the act, time zones nor the amount of daylight hours would be altered.
  — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
• The act of putting on sports apparel is a task that’s overlooked by most fans.
  — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
• To choose to see the good and the possibility of the world and its people is also an act of courage.
  — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
• The warm-up act for the Golden Globes gave some signifiers of what to expect on the fashion front.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2024
• The opening act will be Nelly, taking over from Ludacris who opened the 2023 dates.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
• Howie, thank you very much for sticking your big head into the middle of MY winning act.
  — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
• But if any act can be art, as Beuys fervently believed, so, too, must be the means of encounter.
  — Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• One of Putin’s first acts in office was to change the melody of the Russian national anthem back to the Soviet one.
  — Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
• This vanishing act left me to marvel at the distinct grains of rice — tender, warm and spiked with a splash of vinegar.
  — Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• The act of writing keeps my day-to-day self alert––alert to language, to sensation, to everything.
  — Hazlitt, 13 Sep. 2023
• The soundtrack features renowned artists, such as Juanes but also emerging acts, such as Joaquina.
  — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2024
• On Wednesday alone, Rose and actors Gooding and Foxx were hit with lawsuits filed under the act.
  — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
• Plus, guests will be wowed by electrifying sounds and beats from world-class acts in dance and house music.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
• This was not the first act or threat of violence against the temple, which received a bomb threat in September, said Hochul.
  — C Mandler, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2023
• For his next act, Lawson — full of cheer and confidence — sought to be a pioneer and a record-breaker.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
• And, the Utes say, the state’s acts are part of a pattern of attacks on their land that started when Tabby Mountain was taken from them 115 years ago.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• Zoro was willing to give up his dreams to save his captain, the ultimate act of bravery and respect.
  — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Those acts, and the people around them, probably thought such records had the potential to hook them up with a new and different group of fans.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
• Months later, Gandhi was killed by her Sikh bodyguards in an act of revenge.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
• In Athens, Greece, Zoe Zeniodi, a mother of two, is already doing that juggling act.
  — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023

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act

2 of 2 verb

• The government was slow to act.
• He knew he had to act quickly.
• I believe that the killer acted alone.
• We must act soon to end this crisis.
• We were acting in the best interests of our children.
• She acted on behalf of her father, who was not at the meeting.
• I noticed that the dog was acting funny this morning.
• She had acted in self-defense when she killed her attacker.
• She learned at an early age how to act properly in social situations.
• People are always telling me how I should act and what I should say.
• The Sport Sling is also on sale for just $44, so act fast.
  — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
• Because the corals no longer act as a buffer as those waves come in.
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
• The vaccine acts as a means of wild horse and burro birth control.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
• With eight Emmy noms and three wins (all for Maya Rudolph's voice acting), much of the world seems to agree.
  — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
• The protein in the eggs acts as a binding agent and helps create the crust that keeps all the creaminess inside.
  — Jessica Furniss, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
• For just $144, these sneakers won’t last long, so act quickly.
  — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2023
• To take advantage of the deals, travelers will have to act fast as the sale ends at 11:59pm EST on Wednesday.
  — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2024
• The pair met in an acting class together and became friends.
  — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
• When a boat is floating on water, two forces are acting on it.
  — WIRED, 28 July 2023
• He has been replaced as acting head of the commission by Abeer Al Akel.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
• With a background in dance, the New York native began acting at just 6 years old.
  — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2023
• As a friend and bridesmaid, your role here is to be a support to your friend and act in a way that has her best interests at heart.
  — Shon Faye, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
• At the same time, the tapered rim acts like a funnel that helps prevent spills while channeling wine aromas up and out of the glass.
  — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 16 July 2023
• The oldest, Luke, booked an acting job in 2001 on the Australian soap Neighbours, where his brothers soon joined him.
  — Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
• Thompson said he’s heard from many parents who have acted on the letters.
  — Kavitha Cardoza, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
• There will be a machine there that the Secret Service said acts like a giant x-ray machine.
  — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
• Under normal circumstances, the skin acts as a barrier for things moving in and out of the body.
  — Kevin Boyd, M.d., Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
• The light and heavy objects sliding on the smooth table were acted on by the same interaction forces.
  — Larry M. Silverberg, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
• Don’t play slow; these deals are constantly shifting and worth acting on before the leaves change color and the pins get pulled.
  — Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2023
• Mulch Organic mulches act like a sponge to hold water, keep moisture in the soil and protect soil from erosion.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 2 May 2024