one-act

Example Sentences

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He asked each bar he approached to book one act in that first year.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“We’ve had a philosophy here at United to guide conservatively, to build in one act of God, because this industry, things happen. Fuel prices spike,” Chief Financial Officer Michael Leskinen said last year.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

But now this one act of pure showmanship has become the electrifying coda of Malinin’s programs as he stakes his claim as the greatest figure skater of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

It’s the screen that I finally realized, one act in, you are supposed to watch.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

When I think of all his many actions as a rescuer, big and small, it is this one act that first comes to mind; I think perhaps because it demonstrates such extraordinary compassion.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson