How do you use Act in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like play or behave, plus the exact meaning.
Act in a sentence
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Act meaning
- Initialism of the Australian Capital Territory: a federal territory of Australia.
- Initialism of American College Test.
- Initialism of Association of Consumers and Taxpayers, a political party of New Zealand.
Synonyms of Act
Using Act
- The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of the Australian Capital Territory: a federal territory of Australia. | Initialism of American College Test. | Initialism of Association of Consumers and Taxpayers, a political party of New Zealand.
- Useful related words include: play, act up, behave, do.
- In the example corpus, act often appears in combinations such as: act and, the act, act of.
Context around Act
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 15 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Act
- In this selection, "act" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kind, securities, liberalization, hip, dance and industrial stand out and add context to how "act" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 and act 2 overlap, act dance act and pop, reduction act, rights act and security act. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "act" sits close to words such as energy, woman and received, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with act
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Legal experts have pointed out potential violations of the Higher Education Act, the Anti-Deficiency Act, and the Hatch Act. (20 words)
Two northbound lanes on Drakeford Drive are closed while ACT Fire & Rescue, ACT Ambulance Service and ACT police are on scene. (21 words)
He was arrested under various acts including the Proceeds of Crime Act, Computer Misuse Act, and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. (22 words)
The waiver power under the Social Security Act requires both a determination under the Public Health Service Act by the health and human services secretary and a presidential declaration under either the Stafford Act or the National Emergencies Act. (39 words)
The notes will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. (39 words)
A 57-year-old man was arrested under the Terrorism Act in the Galliagh area of Derry and a 19-year-old man was arrested under the Terrorism Act and the Misuse of Drugs Act in the Strabane area. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
This year, four genre categories will be decided by the public via a vote on TikTok – alternative rock act, hip hop rap grime act, dance act and pop R&B act.
She said laws passed in the 18th Congress have already liberalized various sectors, citing the amendments to the Foreign Bank Liberalization Act, the Retail Trade Liberalization Act, the Public Service Act, and the Foreign Investments Act.
Changes are being sought in the implementation of Factories Act, Industrial Disputes Act, Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, and Minimum Wages Act.
The waiver power under the Social Security Act requires both a determination under the Public Health Service Act by the health and human services secretary and a presidential declaration under either the Stafford Act or the National Emergencies Act.
Makes corresponding changes in the Children and Family Services Act, the Counties Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Vital Records Act, the Criminal Code of 2012, and the Rights of Married Persons Act.
However, because the events of Act 1 and Act 2 overlap and are independent of one another, Act 2 may just as well precede Act 1 without any loss of coherence.
This is otherwise known as the Secluded Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, the Tribal Rights Act, or the Tribal Land Act.
For example, if a person living in the ACT commits a criminal offence in the ACT and is convicted and sentenced to a period of imprisonment, they will do their time in the ACT.
He was arrested under various acts including the Proceeds of Crime Act, Computer Misuse Act, and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act.
In the comments, the Swiftie behind the kind act commented: “Punter praised for kind act during Eras Tour, with users commending her for the kind act.
Legal experts have pointed out potential violations of the Higher Education Act, the Anti-Deficiency Act, and the Hatch Act.
The notes will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
And, later, Brooks tells Meredith, “She can act however she wants to act, just don’t act that way in your house.
The 1950s were the days of the Group Areas Act, the Population Registration Act, the Separate Amenities Act – statutes that framed grand apartheid.
A 57-year-old man was arrested under the Terrorism Act in the Galliagh area of Derry and a 19-year-old man was arrested under the Terrorism Act and the Misuse of Drugs Act in the Strabane area.
A. Without prejudice to section 86 of this Act, the provisions of this Act shall apply to criminal trials for offences established by an Act of the National Assembly and other offences punishable in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Hollings was involved in passing the Coastal Zone Management Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act and Oceans Dumping Act in the 1970s, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
KKC specializes in qui tam recoveries under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the False Claims Act, Dodd-Frank Act, SEC whistleblower program, and the IRS whistleblower program.
Two northbound lanes on Drakeford Drive are closed while ACT Fire & Rescue, ACT Ambulance Service and ACT police are on scene.
He aspires to make appropriate laws, ensure that policies are applied uniformly, and educate people on various laws such as the Land Act, the Inheritance Act, the Marriage Act and the Constitution.
Phrases with act
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with act
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- act and 62×
- the act 58×
- act of 40×
- act the 29×
- an act 16×
- act or 13×
- reduction act 9×
- this act 9×
- act which 9×
- security act 8×