act out
Example Sentences
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“There’s something about seeing women act out on their frustrations that is ripe and interesting,” Thompson says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 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
For “Don’t You Worry Baby” he was joined by a female dancer on roller skates; for “Noid,” a couple of guys with cameras helped him act out his unhappy thoughts on paparazzi.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 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
I test this theory out on Isabelle: that our job is to constantly re-create the stage setting in which women can act out.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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