acting as
Example Sentences
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Lastly, I would make it a joint effort, with the daughter acting as a peer who is also learning and in need of education — not as an overseer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ricky Bell, the new leader of Glasgow City Council, said they needed to "start acting as though this is an emergency - and that means doing things slightly differently".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
These salts perform two jobs at once, acting as both the reaction medium and the catalyst that drives the chemical conversion.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Alvarez’s intervention work primarily focused on using his gang contacts to help quash disputes and acting as a middleman between people scared to report crimes to police and law enforcement officials, according to Garcia-Leys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
He urged us to move faster, acting as though it mattered to him whether or not we got out.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
