act with

Example Sentences

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At the time Prime Minister Keir Starmer held forth on the need to act with “agility” and “speed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Raman hit Bass repeatedly on her record, saying the incumbent failed to act with urgency on repairs to streets, sidewalks and other infrastructure, production of new apartments and the exodus of Hollywood jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"While Ofgem, Ofcom and Ofwat have made some progress, they must now act with far greater urgency to ensure consumers get the standard of service they deserve."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Tatel is legally blind and seemingly feared that the justice would act with factual blindness.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Amid this garish corruption, W. W. Vaughan, a fifty-four-year-old attorney who lived in Pawhuska, tried to act with decency.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann