act
Example Sentences
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“An unexpected drop in hiring alongside building inflationary pressures presents policymakers with a difficult balancing act,” said Isaac Stell, investment manager at Wealth Club.
His last act, his last thought, was for me.
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Black Star acted the worst of my dogs.
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Redemption, the human relation to the world, is less a utopian blueprint than the communal work of binding isolated lives into a human “we,” through acts of repair and acts of love.
When Garland began expertly mimicking the hijinks on the TV screen, little Liza, eager to join the act, clumsily attempted a back flip.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.