act out
Example Sentences
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Players roll a dice to move their pawns across the board, with each landing spot corresponding to cards containing questions or instructions to act out disaster-specific responses.
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
Doricko beamed as he watched the teens act out a surreal debate between a girl playing him and another playing Marjorie Taylor Greene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
"He started to act out because he doesn't think it's fair that he's been kept in there that long, so that's had an impact on his behaviour."
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
That is the jam that people such as Ava and people in that age group, you hear it, you on the dance floor, and it would make you act out at work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
I didn’t want to act out this scenario.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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