acting as

Example Sentences

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Trees can help tackle climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide, offering cooler shaded areas in hot weather and acting as part of flood defence systems.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Finally, a higher inflation rate, which appears likely to stay elevated in the coming months, is also acting as a restrictive force on economic growth, real incomes, and real profits.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The U.S. economy has strong underlying growth, but worries about large fiscal deficits had been acting as a headwind for the dollar, especially given its role as the world’s reserve currency, he noted.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

And it is the right of the people—all the people, acting as equals—to reform or replace forms of government that cease to promote the legitimate ends of government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Soon, an employee acting as lookout at Ford’s spotted the big black carriage turning down Tenth Street.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson