acting as

Example Sentences

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Living in separate homes, acting as if your house is a teenage crash pad and refusing to make any changes to his habits treats you like girlfriend/boyfriend rather than husband/wife.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

With two black holes acting as gravitational lenses, the region where extreme magnification can occur becomes much larger.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Pasties were an essential for miners at the time, with their thick crust acting as a 'handle' for dirty hands and pastry tough enough to survive being dropped down a mineshaft.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Another older attendee acting as a mentor pipes up, advising others to pay attention even if they aren’t planning on going into real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

He was acting as though nothing at all had happened.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok