act like
Example Sentences
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There, she can be any version of what the audience believes an obsessed woman might act like — what outrageous and unpredictable things she might do next.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
“Who would act like that except someone who thinks they can do whatever they want and there’s no consequences?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Tents - particularly polyester tents - act like mini greenhouses trapping heat inside them, from your body and the sun.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
What a sad irony that so many people are choosing, instead, to act like short-term gamblers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
It was some kind of verb that didn’t act like one.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
