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
“It is my biggest pet peeve that restaurants in the U.S. act like Diet Coke is the only option,” Ike Uche, a college administrator in New York, wrote in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“Benefo is right. We are one blood, Kwame. You don’t need to act like anyone else; you can decide what being Ghanaian means to you.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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