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How to use act in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Act means something done, a deed. Example: “He was caught in the act of stealing.”

Examples of act by meaning

nounSomething done, a deed.

  • an act of goodwill

nounA product of a legislative body, a statute.

  • But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen?2012 March, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2...

noun(In the United States) A legislative proposal, a bill that has not yet become law.

  • Under the PRO Act, workers and the NLRB set union election procedures.2021 February 4, Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock, Lynn Rhinehart, “How the PRO Act restores workers' rights to unionize”, in Economic...

nounThe process of doing something.

  • He was caught in the act of stealing.

nounA division of a theatrical performance.

  • The pivotal moment in the play was in the first scene of the second act.
  • “H'm !” he said, “so, so—it is a tragedy in a prologue and three acts.1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Lisson Grove Mystery”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin...

nounA performer or performers in a show.

  • Which act did you prefer? The soloist or the band?

nounAny organized activity.

  • The minute you let it be known you're planning a sales campaign everybody wants to get into the act.1934, Babette Hughes, One egg: a farce in one act, page 46

nounA display of behaviour meant to deceive.

  • to put on an act

More sentences with act

  • Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature.From the entry drug
  • The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.From the entry heinous
  • Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson.From the entry browbeat
  • As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house.From the entry house
  • The intent of the aphorism "think globally, act locally" was to spur action by localizing the challenge.From the entry localize
  • The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act.From the entry passage
  • I really got a kick out of that clown's juggling act.From the entry get a kick out of
  • The ampersand character in many logics acts as an operator connecting two propositions.From the entry ampersand
  • As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down.From the entry belt
  • He was tapped by the president to act as a special counsel.From the entry tap
  • He acted on reflex, an acerebral reaction to a situation beyond his control.From the entry acerebral
  • I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history.From the entry history
  • I don't think my husband has ever acted on any of his attractions.From the entry attraction
  • The theme of the prodigal son recurs later in the third act.From the entry recur
  • He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent.From the entry faith
  • We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.From the entry material
  • You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.From the entry rap
  • Decorations are meant to reward the most meritous acts and services.From the entry reward
  • Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch.From the entry neat
  • It is of great importance that you act in a respectful manner towards the duke and duchess.From the entry respectful
  • The play is divided into three acts, and in total twenty-five scenes.From the entry scene
  • He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky.From the entry shaky
  • Officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records.From the entry subscribe
  • The committee’s decision is worthless and not going to be acted upon.From the entry worthless
  • I cannot act until I have taken instructions from my client.From the entry instruction
  • In his final act, the comedian takes on a child's personality.From the entry personality
  • We have to act before that fact gets out on us.From the entry get out
  • Although he was unused to the situation, he tried to act naturally.From the entry naturally
  • In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.From the entry closer
  • Children may act up in class in an effort to get attention.From the entry act up
  • He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company.From the entry scrupulous

Meaning of act

  1. noun Something done, a deed.
  2. noun Actuality.
  3. noun Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.

Full definition of act

Questions about act in a sentence

How do you use act in a sentence?
Act is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He was caught in the act of stealing.”
What is a short sentence with act?
“an act of goodwill”
What does act mean?
Act means something done, a deed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: act (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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