act like
Example Sentences
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The particles act like tiny structural supports inside the rubber, preventing it from thinning as much as it normally would during stretching.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
And everybody else, including the people who agreed with them on the merits, was kind of horrified because judges just can’t act like that.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
He added: "We will act like grown-ups. We will get things done."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
There are precedents for what happens to a group of stocks that act like this, though.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
It was odd: Emma didn’t look or act like she thought they were doomed.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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