acting on

Example Sentences

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Solicitor Philip Breen, acting on behalf of Love, said that while his client had waived the right to a pre-sentence report, she has expressed both genuine remorse and shame for what she did.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The Oxford team developed a solution by combining two precisely controlled forces acting on a single trapped ion.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Sheinbaum’s predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, championed laws that barred foreign security agencies — including the DEA, CIA and FBI — from acting on the ground without informing Mexican federal authorities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The shipowner said the vessel was acting on the warning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

What was worse, Lola had made it clear that she too would be acting on sufferance.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan