act like
Example Sentences
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If you act like you know the probabilities when you do not, you can bet heavily on the future looking like the past and be completely wrong.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
It can detect small pieces of proteins that originate inside a cancer cell and are then transported to the cell surface, where they act like identifying tags.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
"It is trained on more operations than most surgeons see or do in a lifetime and can act like an expert second pair of eyes," said Prof Hani Marcus, who helped carry out the procedure.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Parents like to act like they’re cool and above it all, but nobody’s that cool or above it all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
I could sit and act like nothing happened earlier, like Rachel hadn’t publicly announced that I was her charity friend.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
