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Acting — US. [ˈæktɪŋ], UK. [ˈæktɪŋ]

 

Main meanings of the word ‘Acting’:

  1. Performing in a play, movie, or show.
  2. Temporarily serving in a role or position.

 

10 simple sentences with ‘Acting’:

  • I love acting in plays.
  • That boy is acting funny.
  • Acting is not always easy.
  • Richard started acting last year.
  • We enjoy acting in school.
  • They practice acting every day.
  • My sister likes acting a lot.
  • His dream is acting in movies.
  • Do you enjoy acting too?
  • She is acting on stage.

 

The sentences with ‘Acting’ from movies:

Pantomime on the screen isn’t acting? – Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Not till you start acting like one. – Jumanji (1995)

Acting out what they want to happen. – Ghostwatch (1992)

Stop acting out. – Cobweb (2023)

You’ve been acting psycho all day. – Stand by Me (1986)

Well, he’s been acting kind of nuts lately. – Mystic River (2003)

You are acting strange today, Ivan. – Cars 2 (2011)

They are acting like monkeys. – The Princess Diaries (2001)

You’re acting kind of weird. – Apocalypse Now (1979)

Stop acting like an infant! – True Romance (1993)

You’re acting insane! – Armageddon (1998)

You’re a Wormwood, start acting like one! – Matilda (1996)

It’s time you started acting like adults. – Step Brothers (2008)

She’s acting like you guys are best friends. – Brads Status (2017)

That’s what you’re acting like! – Ted 2 (2015)

Y’all are acting real White right now. – The Blackening (2022)

She’s acting dead. – Go (1999)

The acting is astonishing. – The Menu (2022)

I’m telling you, he was acting real weird. – Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

You’re all acting like a bunch of sissies! – Remember the Titans (2000)

Has Donald been acting strangely? – Doubt (2008)

How am I acting? – Shutter Island (2010)

Thought old Marty was acting a little strange. – Backdraft (1991)

He keeps acting like such a jerk. – Friday The 13th (1980)

Stop acting constipated. – Iron Man 2 (2010)

Twenty-two years old, acting like a child. – A Thousand and One (2023)

She’s glitching like crazy, and acting super insecure. – Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Uh, acting. – Upgraded (2024)

But he’s acting funny. – Memento (2000)

Why are you acting like this? – Back to School (1986)

This is what we get for acting altruistically. – Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

How was that for acting brave? – Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Been acting squirrely all morning. – Predator (1987)

With beauty and with acting. – Boogie Nights (1997)

Why’s everybody acting funny? – Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

Acting like poor white-trash children! – Gone With The Wind (1939)

She’s acting a bit strange, like a dog. – Before Sunrise (1995)

These are neutrinos acting normally. – 2012 (2009)

Why is Daddy acting so scared? – Mirrors (2008)

Till me best friend started acting the gilly-gooly. – The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Baby, you’ve been acting weird all weekend. – You’re Cordially Invited (2025)

Don’t start acting hurt. – The Graduate (1967)

Any of the patients been acting up, Kelly? – Harvey (1950)

Jesus, Brooke, you’re acting crazy again. – The Break-Up (2006)

I figure acting is acting. – MaXXXine (2024)

Hand me those acting sticks! – The Croods (2013)

So why you been acting all crazy? – Battle of the Year (2013)

I’m not acting. – Little Women (2019)

You’re acting a little strange this morning. – Source Code (2011)

Stop acting! – Saw (2004)

What sort of acting do you do ? – Notting Hill (1999)

It’s acting. – The Color of Money (1986)

Jo, your bird is acting weird. – Showing Up (2022)

How everyone is acting. – World’s Greatest Dad (2009)

Acting is a tough job. – Jailer (2023)

You’re acting You have this immature life. – Boyhood (2014)

He’s been acting awful funny, if he is. – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)

Does it seem like everybody’s acting strange? – Pearl Harbor (2001)

I’m acting like I’ve got everything together tonight. – American Pie (1999)

Acting Captain Sulu to Shuttle Bay 2. – Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Stop acting like a baby. – The Boss Baby (2017)

So you’re acting? – Spider-Man (2002)

Why are you acting like that? – Jerry Maguire (1996)

You’re acting weird. – Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011)

Still acting a bit strange? – Babe (1995)

Patrice is acting really weird. – The Kill Room (2023)

No, I’m acting. – Anyone But You (2023)