behave

Example Sentences

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These techniques can enable materials to behave in surprising ways – but finding useful applications for them has long been a challenge.

From BBC

So what happens when one part of the family refuses to do so, but behaves as if it has left?

From BBC

AI systems can harbor sleeper agents, trained to behave perfectly under evaluation and activate under specific conditions without detection.

From The Wall Street Journal

The screen came to life, and I narrowed my eyes at the words as though if I just glared at them hard enough they’d behave and not jumble themselves up like spaghetti.

From Literature

Either Bitcoin is suddenly behaving like a haven asset again—after its initial fall—or it’s fulfilling its more recent role as a leading risk indicator while other markets are closed.

From Barron's