an act

Example Sentences

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In addition, distributing money to Americans from any deals “would really take an act of Congress,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Under current legislation, a practising Sikh may wear a small blade, known as a kirpan, close to the body but drawing it in an act of aggression is illegal.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

This doesn’t work for Alice, however, who goes from disbelief to sabotage to an act of betrayal whose wreckage spills out over the series and blows back on her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Her account, translated from the Polish by Soren Gauger, is an act of devotion without monument-making.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I said, aware he seemed angry but thinking he was just putting on an act for April Fool’s Day, “Oh yeah? What did I say?”

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King