acting as

Example Sentences

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Living in separate homes, acting as if your house is a teenage crash pad and refusing to make any changes to his habits treats you like girlfriend/boyfriend rather than husband/wife.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

He also expects Apple to launch an independent Siri app that functions similarly to other AI apps by acting as an “interface for text, voice, and attachments.”

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

With two black holes acting as gravitational lenses, the region where extreme magnification can occur becomes much larger.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Pasties were an essential for miners at the time, with their thick crust acting as a 'handle' for dirty hands and pastry tough enough to survive being dropped down a mineshaft.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Hermione was acting as though she was quite oblivious to all of this,but once or twice Harry saw an inexplicable smirk cross her face.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling