act out

Example Sentences

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After acting out a scene for the small part of Ted Bailey over a Zoom call, Josh was cast and whisked out to New York to film.

From BBC

"It can come across as acting out or misbehaving, but it isn't acting out or misbehaving. It's just literally not feeling safe in their own body."

From BBC

She tries to assume there’s a reason behind students acting out so she can try to address the root cause.

From Los Angeles Times

Her son doesn't always listen and sometimes acts out but Kelly says she then just reminds herself that "your child is doing something very normal and typical".

From BBC

I get more confident in my reading, and soon I’m doing voices for each character and acting out the silly bits.

From Literature