act the part of
Example Sentences
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Like all the other faux Joe Strummers in town, Jack hopes to act the part of an insurrectionist at a time and place when self-creation on $5 a week feels achievable.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022
“Oh yes,” I answered gamely, trying to act the part of my aunt.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2021
They act the part of an American actor.
From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2017
Jay Hunter Morris as Siegfried again proved he is one of the few tenors around who can look and act the part of the gullible superhero convincingly and also sustain an appealing sound.
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2013
In 1878, he started Chicago’s first black newspaper, the Conservator, and called blacks to action: “We are no longer slaves. We intend to act the part of free men.”
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
