act with

Example Sentences

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“My Administration must act with the Congress to ensure that there is a minimally burdensome national standard—not 50 discordant State ones,” wrote President Donald Trump in a December executive order External link.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“We are in the hardest phase of this outbreak. We need to act with urgency; this is overwhelming.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Tatel is legally blind and seemingly feared that the justice would act with factual blindness.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

On Monday, Sir Keir sought to play down any sense of a rift with the civil service when he told MPs: "We have thousands of civil servants who act with integrity and professionalism every day."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

I had to act with grace, with swift, athletic timing.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides