behave

Example Sentences

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Celebrities who behave recklessly don’t deserve our respect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“The real test will be how markets behave through the rest of the week, particularly given the recent pattern of selling into the weekend,” said Mark Hackett, chief markets strategist for Nationwide.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

To address this, scientists have developed control systems that help these machines behave in predictable ways.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

"There is a lot of pressure on the dogs to behave in those environments", she said, which involves a host of distractions - including food, children, chatter and other furry friends.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Organs and organisms might behave according to the laws of physics and chemistry—but the genesis of life itself could never be understood through these laws.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee