act out
Example Sentences
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Some of her middle school students are unafraid to initiate conversations about immigration enforcement, she said, while others keep their feelings to themselves or act out.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
Instead, they seem to have a spirit of “I’m so upset, I have a right to act out due to my sharper sense of injustice.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 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
“Audio-animatronic books. You get to act out a whole novel along with its main characters.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
