act out
Example Sentences
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Some of her middle school students are unafraid to initiate conversations about immigration enforcement, she said, while others keep their feelings to themselves or act out.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
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
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
They both knew the whole thing by heart because when they were little they liked to act out scenes for their parents.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
