act
Example Sentences
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Executors and trustees have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the estate.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
That act marked the first time in American history these waivers were applied to all 1,954 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The findings suggest that beetroot juice may not act only through the nutrients it delivers.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
He pulled off a vanishing act once again this year in Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
He thought maybe he should act a little wacko, so everyone would believe that he’d been freaked out by the notion of being closed in, cut off from the outside world.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing act
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Just Do It: Act
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