actor
Example Sentences
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Back in the depths of the pandemic, what was an actor to do?
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
This background actor, portraying someone held involuntarily on “a 302” as a threat to himself or others, has to play the situation low-key.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The idea for “Mexodus” first came to Brian Quijada — playwright, actor and composer behind “Where Did We Sit on the Bus?,”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
"A lot of directors are too busy trying to steer you in a direction instead of understanding what that relationship is between a director and an actor."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“Judge Quinzy” was merely a role he played, as if he were an actor on the stage.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing actor
Academy Awards, List 3
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Literary Terms, Part I
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Just Do It: Act
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