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
"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
Also, autistic children act out due to increased anxiety and fear, not from autism itself.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
