It must be hard for her to have a daughter who does not act like a girl, to be so beautiful and have a daughter like me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told them the whole story of the Chimera, Echidna, my high-dive act, and the underwater lady’s message. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The guys acted extremely bored, and Leo wondered why they were hanging around. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There's also a special Hitler Youth section for older boys that intrigues him—the HJ-Streifendienst, a patrol force whose members act as junior Gestapo. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Or she might act nice and then as soon as he left report him to the authorities. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The women were wailing and acting as if something terrible was happening to them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I showed up, the perfume lady acted surprised, saying, “My goodness, look who’s here.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was left to Bran to fill his place at the head of the table, and act the host to Lord Karstark's sons and honored friends. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Piper acted like she didn’t even notice all the attention but I could tell she liked the way everyone asked her serious questions about Jet and treated her like something special. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, you does real act as if you weren’t there when all this happen first time,” she hissed. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Part of me was acting on tradition; part of me was worried about embarrassing myself and eating the wrong way—and part of me was thinking, I hope they ask me just one more time. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that had been spontaneous, forced upon us by bad weather and strange circumstances, just some random act of God, the type of thing you can’t get insurance for. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“This dam, this conservancy district has the farmers down there on pins and needles. Arresting Joe Mondragon for a symbolic act like this could start something nasty.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we leave the office, part of me feels like holding Dad’s hand and acting like I’m ten again. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, you understand,” he said at last, “being here...you understand that I am no longer acting on your behalf with the king of course.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bob also told me that acts of sabotage in Port Elizabeth and Durban had occurred, both celebrating the U.N. vote and protesting my trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a crime of opportunity, and that one act had cast a shadow over Citra that she hadn’t even realized until she faced the girl today. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There had been times before they ran away when they had acted like a team, but those were very different from feeling like a team. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The roach, if he could read it right, acted impressed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the day there was still that sickness inside me, but it wasn’t the old man’s corpse so much, it was that awesome act of greeting the dead. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My point is that I don’t think I’m sick. Especially since it acted so quickly on everyone who was.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Auntie Buzz wound up sitting next to me at Sunday dinner and passing me the rolls and acted like nothing ever happened with us. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know we would never leave you behind. Stop acting like a baby.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

"All we got to do is get the message to the king without getting nabbed in the act." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The way Allen Diamondstein acted, I can tell you that divorce would be the only possible thing you could expect from marriage to him. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

And they would rather see Prince Jones followed by a bad cop through three jurisdictions and shot down for acting like a human. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Others said she was selfish, and that in the face of danger, she acted in her own best interests with no regard for Mark Antony or his men. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Ruining the poster was one thing, a gross act, the work of the animal—and all schools had animals, even Trinity. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as the blood pounded its way into my head and I gasped for air, he’d acted like we’d just been fooling around, like the whole thing was all a big joke. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You can act like you don't care now, but in ten years, when you look back through this, you're going to wish you had made more of an effort.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But only after he had acted upon feelings which he had had for years would the papers carry the story, his story. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the boys were acting human and were able to be around girls without clowning or starting trouble. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Most of them didn’t like Smith any better than he liked them, and they resolved to catch him in the act. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daniel acts out the jumping from branch to branch and makes his thin arms flap. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When it’s nearly time for Rosie’s act, I sneak into the big top and stand flattened against a section of seats. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“But everybody knew already. She act just like a dude. Drives a big bus for the city. Vroom!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

When I went back, he’d act as if nothing had happened. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

How they expect to get into any good high school acting like that? Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She could tell just by the way April picked a book up and handled it, and by the way she forgot about acting so grown-up and Hollywoodish. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think Shady knew she was coming or he’d have mentioned it, but he didn’t act the least surprised. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had seen football fans act the way I felt. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, it now looked as if the Poppers would never see that check, since they could not get the penguins out of jail long enough to put on their act at the Royal Theater. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

If the cat had been poisoned, might not this act have been a small, malicious prelude to the murders? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were acting out death and rebirth, and Pocahontas was part of an act. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

And the way you usually act, the things you would have normally done, are like these ghosts that everyone can see but pretends not to. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Bessie asked if I would have a book: the word book acted as a transient stimulus, and I begged her to fetch Gulliver’s Travels from the library. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Preparing for his final act of defiance, Cole drew his chin back, then he spit hard, flinging the saliva with a desperate throw of his head. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Well, I shall be here to see Miss O’Hara’s act. You may secretly reserve a ringside table for me. I must see and hear everything she does.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy, the story reported, not only wrote, directed, and acted in his school’s plays, but he also illustrated and edited his summer camp’s newsletter. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was already a problem, she might as well start acting like it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Two of the women were in the act of delivering. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You act like someone who is impersonating someone else. And it’s as if you think your life depends on it.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Like horses. Or teeth. Oh, teeth, I can do a whole act on teeth.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It was even possible, at moments, to switch one’s hatred this way or that by a voluntary act. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

MaWee said, “Preacher? He sure don’t act like no preacher I ever seen.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In fact, replicants look and act so much like real humans that the only way a blade runner can spot one is by using a polygraph-like device called a Voight-Kampff machine to test them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But three summers ago, he turned eighteen, moved in with Madrina, and started acting funny around us—with an almost full beard, and a much deeper voice. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Even Aaron tried to get in on the act, but he mumbled the words a full beat behind. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Underneath the sixth act, was an announcement in large letters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I respected Mrs. Williams for her courageous act, but it didn’t change a thing. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The one thing which I did know was that the vet was acting toward the white man with a freedom which could only bring on trouble. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew well how “bad men” acted, after years of living with Danny. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Guardians left the meeting resolved to act, but the results demonstrated how completely disorganized the city had become. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Whatever the answer, year after year, Tessie faithfully took me to him, in repayment for an act of charity during a catastrophe he would no longer acknowledge. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I know it probably ain’t right to feel this way ’bout your own ma and pa, but I was sore disappointed in the way they were acting. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The broadcaster explained that “For an older woman living on her own, it had required an act of great courage” to finally take the letter to the police. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even brave acts could not allay the fear: the consuming fear that ruled him whenever he had to face Bull Meecham boy to man. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Libby says, “at least I'll be there. And luckily, you already sort of act like a corpse in class.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

And if so, then already he would have forgotten his denial of remembering it, and forgotten the act of forgetting. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Of course Mrs. Weidenbach knew we were right behind her, crabbing her act with an older settler than her daddy. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I push the cart, it keeps veering to the left and I have to lean heavily on the right side to prevent the bent wheel from acting like a rudder. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Naw; naw. ... I knew what I was doing, all right. But I couldn’t help it. That’s what I mean. It was like another man stepped inside of my skin and started acting for me. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s rough, you know? She looks like the same person, sounds like the same person, and sometimes she even acts like the same person, but she’s not, and every day it gets worse.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

On August 20, two weeks after the president signed the act, Gager Lee, whose father had been sold in a slave market, registered to vote. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course it's Eden—still acting like a little engineer even with the plague. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I decide to do what I always do when I’m not sure what’s going on: I act like everyone else. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

This film acts as a conduit between the lenses and your body. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Aloof and—if books could act that way—a little judgmental of its neighbors. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I'm not positive that the word "anything" included an acting career, but by high school, I was convinced that being in movies was my destiny. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Jefferson was making amends for what the Adams family had understandably regarded as “the singular act” of betrayal. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I tried to tell her about my TV interview yesterday, but she didn’t act concerned. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I had begun to think that each of us was leading the life of a career criminal, in which the commission of acts was not by a single man but a series of men. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They look at me with mute interest, as if I am a mildly entertaining side act at a circus. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t expect people to act as if they were in their right minds. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like he just acted a little strange; he was a different person. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Video cameras are another part of the lore, positioned near valuables to catch a cleaner in an act of theft. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marly was always forgetting, when he acted smart about knowing everything about everything, that soon he would take her along. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

They had no idea of the astonishing acts of heroism, the blinding light, contained within his outward, humdrum disguise. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Yet the act was renewed again and again—until the crucial year of 1763. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I strolled up the driveway acting real casual. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Gum Baby gonna act a fool in a second,” she promised me, and I shushed her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“He galloped yesterday. Sick horses don’t gallop. They act sick.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At some point, Finch gets to his feet and starts acting it out. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I just wanted to finish up the operation and clean up my act before arriving in per-son. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Jesus is calling on you to act,” he shouted to Henry over the drilling equipment one day after his shift ended. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would be naive to suppose that people abuse information only when they are acting as experts or as agents of commerce. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

But for the Osage every death, every apparent act of God, was now in doubt. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In the days leading up to the Finals, I noticed that kids at school were acting differently around me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Given the choice to make a decision like that, we would all act like vultures, including me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone acted as if he or she or they knew exactly where to go. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here in Mill Town on my crosstie stage, folks would suspicion her if they saw me acting friendly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“They were acting gross,” Ivy said, but she and Layla both knew she didn’t mean it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As spring turned to summer, Dad’s resolve turned to denial—he acted as if the argument were over and he had won. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I have never heard it compared to other industrial complexes—like this whole system that is set up to teach women how to act, how to think, what to wear...whoa! Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Aunt Helen and the cousins had acted cold and rude from the moment Ophie and her mama arrived in town, because it meant less space for them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I was sitting right next to Henry but he acted like he didn’t see me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When pressed further she said she was acting on “instructions” from Mr. Woodall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She told me Authority Suits grabbed her from her dorm room for seditious acts. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I smile, trying to act like nothing’s wrong. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I’m writing as one of your oldest friends to tell you that you’ve really been acting different lately, and I hope you snap out of it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Just coming here, to the Last Hoorah party, was an act of courage. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Just as the crowd was getting restless, the first act began, a man playing a musical saw. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Making a spectacle of yourself,” as if there’s something wrong in the mere act of being looked at. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Stopped dead in time, in midair, among the trees back there, in the act of falling. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside of writing, acting was what I was born to do! It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Trey acts like he’s on the basketball court. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Yet he knew of no way to atone for his guilt; he felt he had to act as he was acting. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"You don't have to do what Brick says. I know he acts all that, but he's not a bad guy underneath." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Law acted like he couldn’t be seen without a hat,” Jay says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t act like he cared very much that I was the newest member of the team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“It must be his age,” she would tell herself whenever Nicolas was acting strangely. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And still there had been no proper rehearsal, and the twins could not act, or even speak, and Lola had stolen Briony’s rightful role, and nothing could be managed, and it was hot, ludicrously hot. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Could he know, had he already acted, had he traced more of them? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It is, once again, the sequence that carries the message: the words act, tac, and cat, for instance, arise from the same letters, yet signal vastly different meanings. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was home free: he had pulled it off; his act of rebellion had succeeded; he was safe, and he had nothing to be ashamed of to anyone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Over the next several days there was a strained, tightly wound quality to the way they treated each other, a rigid correctness that was enforced by repetitive acts of willpower. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is going to be some splendid acting.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to act so calm when Ms. Gruwell called me; I didn’t want to sound too eager. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then I acted like I had to go and handed his hat back to him. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He was so light-skinned that people often assumed he was mixed, and he acted younger than he was—hyphy, as they say in Oakland. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But this year, Brother Leon acted as if every dollar was a matter of life and death. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come in here dressed like rag piles and act like they own the place.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Eventually the committee became known as Ulundi, and acted as a disciplinary committee for all political prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d be free to make connections with the acting community in New York City. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The government declared a State of Emergency, suspending habeas corpus and assuming sweeping powers to act against all forms of subversion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I agreed to act as a witness for him. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Getting called to the principal’s office is definitely not acting better. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I get off my bike and either refuse to make further use of their company or act as if I’m insulted and tell them in no uncertain terms to go on home without me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He didn’t act like he felt anything at all, and he grabbed the dagger from Anya. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They acted as though my problem was medical and therefore fixable. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t we shoot our own footage and act it out, like everyone else?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione was acting as though she was quite oblivious to all of this,but once or twice Harry saw an inexplicable smirk cross her face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I got attention by acting grown up, and my mother bragged about how early I was toilet trained and how clearly I spoke. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The third cardinal feature of gene regulation, Monod and Jacob discovered, was that every gene had specific regulatory DNA sequences appended to it that acted like recognition tags. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Elsewhere I have more stamina for these things, these acts of self-exposure; I could brazen them out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we act the fool on the bus and attract attention. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

One good thing has come out of this: as the food gets worse and the decrees more severe, the acts of sabotage against the authorities are increasing. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Using her and James’s secret code, she wrote out her plan, but made an effort to act like she was trying to recall the pretend cipher she was conjuring up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She is smart, but doesn’t act like she knows everything. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It is not a selfless act for the Dauntless to take the stairs; it is a wild act. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“He’s a silly old fool who really has no right acting like a silly young fool. Where is he today ? Dead ?” Nately answered softly with somber awe. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Crow has lived here for years now. Are you really going to act this way? With God watching?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t believe for a second that Chuck wasn’t scared; it almost hurt to see him acting brave. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

"You act as if it's poisonous," she adds with a giggle. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Grown-ups act like waking someone up at night is a terrible crime. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Though it gave the right answer, using calculus was as much an act of faith as declaring a belief in God. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Tears cover my cheeks, and I know I’m acting ridiculous but I can’t stop. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Struthers signalled wildly to the overseers to stop the tractor, but the overseers were only human and it took time to act. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The crowd explodes, laughing and cheering—they think it’s part of the act. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Everybody else thought he looked fine and was acting fine. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have acted as the dutiful younger until the wise man was far down the road. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

For ours, finally, were just acts of verification. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now,” Kvothe said angrily, “you’ve both acted understandably, but that does not by any means mean that either of you has behaved well. So, we might as well start over altogether.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I'm not doing nothing wrong, so I go on past them and try to act like it doesn't matter. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The shaman—the sorcerer, medicine man, one who acts as a medium between the visible world and the spirit world—gave my father a list of things I must do during my lifetime. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

We were all blind with the newness of this experience: a Chinese family trying to act like a typical American family at the beach. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head up and down, acting like I understood. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Some of them acted like I had asked to borrow their credit card. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

And had I not been born in the South, her trivial act would have been as unnoticed by me as it was by her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She can get married if she has the permission of her legal guardian, acting in loco parentis,” Klaus said. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You know how poets sneeze? Haiku! Our next act is one of my personal favorites. Give it up for the magical stylings of the one and only, the Great Timdini!” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

But I act like I’m not sweating it. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He looked like the same boy she had always known, but he was acting as if he were as powerful as the Sea King. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In the act of thinking the thought, he thrust it from him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The elder acted fearless, but he had to be afraid of something. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Usually Luke just ignored Mark, but now, with Dad acting so skittish...What would Luke have done if it really had been the Population Police? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Boys, I’m so glad that you two are still able to move. Thank the Lord,” Grandma said, “I think the county acting up somehow. Though it ain’t never done something like this before.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We are speaking of the collective white man’s cruelties, and evils, and greeds, that have seen him act like a devil toward the non-white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the stage could be heard the hoarse barks of the seals, who were going through their act. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have to wait to be considered an adult for her wants around her body to be acted on; her parents understood how important it was for her well-being. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I joked around with my friends, played the drums, sat in classes, and acted even more lame than usual around Renee, but I didn’t let anybody know what was going on with Jeffrey. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A German officer stepped in accompanied by a Hungarian lieutenant, acting as his interpreter. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it just doodling, or is it political commentary, an act of aggression? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You must not say this about your father. He is a good man. I acted without his permission, and I deserve to be punished.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They went on and on, story after story about not trusting police officers because they always seemed to act like bullies. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Everyone was laughing, holding their guts and their sides as these actors gave Mr. Price his final wish, and acted out his funeral play, a comedy, at his funeral. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Negligent homicide: “the actor, acting with criminal negligence, causes the death of another.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Will you stop acting like I’m trying to murder you?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

To Fern she said, “And you stop acting like a baby. Pa and Mrs. can’t diaper you and the new baby.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Ivory Christian acted like a bride at the wedding, each step slow and measured, luxuriating in the applause and the hundreds of eyes beckoning to him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red’s act of murder was not spoken of. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Given the responsibilities for other lives he’d taken on, disregarding symptoms of hepatitis for a month seemed almost a selfish act to me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I quit talking and acted like I was having a real hard time drying the tin can she’d just handed me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Zero and infinity made the simple acts of taking tangents and finding areas appear to be self-contradictory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Abby and her violinist finish to surprised, appreciative applause, and then the curtains close partially while the stage is set for the final act. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But you got to be ready when they do act right because that’s what makes the surviving worth surviving. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He acted more important than ever, pulling his gloves tight up over his sleeves. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Except for the one time he had hit his father, he had never acted independently, and that act, his only one, had brought unwanted knowledge too, as well as some responsibility for that knowledge. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

One cannot find advisers who are any different, for men always turn out bad for you, unless some necessity makes them act well. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The women had spoken, but they could not force the men to act. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You have been acting like a baby all week,” Caroline says, raising her voice but keeping it a hissing whisper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His acting didn’t hurt nobody and she wouldn’t know what to do without him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He also released a statement saying that he “frankly and earnestly” supported the amendment “as an act of right and justice to the women of the country and of the world.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I hungered to share the dominant assumptions of my time and act upon them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That makes me the token sidekick! We always die in act two, right after the jock!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Whenever Keisha showed worrisome symptoms, the Merritts acted as if it was a life-threatening emergency, which made me feel left out. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She regarded female Scholars with a proper Jordan disdain: there were such people, but, poor things, they could never be taken more seriously than animals dressed up and acting a play. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I had to act with grace, with swift, athletic timing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I said that as freedom fighters we could not have known of such men as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson “and not been moved to act as they were moved to act.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know when I became so good at acting, but I guess it’s not that different from lying, which I have always had a talent for. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We acted like everything was normal, making our sandwiches and wrapping them up like we planned to eat them at school. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Naked men felt vulnerable and were less inclined to acts of suicidal heroism. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The meeting between the highest local government official and militant black leaders was itself an important concession, an act of good faith on Grabarek’s part that surprised the black community. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Eating locally is also an act of conservation. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But I think the act is fading, and I don’t know if I like the person I am beneath it all. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

No two following acts were the same, lest the crowd grow bored. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You are a thoughtless, insolent child, and several brave men have died this evening in order to make you safe. You’d do better to act politely.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I have to act normally and hope they don’t notice anything. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Casting aspersions on a boy's character is a very serious act, Taylor.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He saw it all very sharply and simply: act like other people thought you ought to act, yet do what you wanted. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She could act less robotic and more natural. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dari smiled, but I felt a flash of annoyance at Twig—for still acting silly. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

No matter how strongly you feel yourselves compelled to act in any other manner, you can convict only if you are certain it is correct to do so beyond a reasonable doubt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We could share our water with you, if you’d act a little more civilized....” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The first Saturday in our new house I could see a bunch of girls down the street jumping rope, but they were acting as if I wasn't there. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

If he expressed belief in Max, if he acted on that belief, would it not end just as all other commitments of faith had ended? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew plenty of eighty-year-olds in Florida, and these kids acted nothing like them. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The smelly green pine tree was hung from the rearview mirror and all the lists and figuring were done, but Byion acted like he didn’t notice. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I earned thirteen dollars a week and I had to support four people with it, and should I risk that thirteen dollars by acting idealistically? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Method acting emphasizes the need to “become” the character. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really care about Jawad Sahib and his acts of vengeance. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There are people who cannot stand being alone; perhaps he was acting from despair. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was important, and I knew I had to stop acting like such a...uh, Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was as if she had put a spell on him; it was as if typing the lies, the wrong words, had depleted him of all ability to act. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

For instance, Mom was ninety-nine percent serious about divorcing Dad if he didn’t come home from jail and get his act together. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“The day of the ceremony, I put it on my dresser before I left. So he would see it. A small act of defiance.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t never seen a white woman sit there like she do. Most of em is busy-busy, running errands, acting like they busier than me.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

One could not avoid it, but one could perhaps postpone it: and yet instead, every now and again, by a conscious, willful act, one chose to shorten the interval before it happened. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

An act of dissent from the people of District 11. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t act so innocent, child! Have I not taught you to look closely about you?” he asked, his voice sharp. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Never saw one without the other, did you? The number of times I had them in here — ooh, they used to make me laugh. Quite the double act, Sirius Black and James Potter!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Go to school tomorrow with a big smile on your face and act like you belong there.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Other times he acts cool, in control, almost refusing to move. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He must learn again how to think and act for himself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Numbers from strain gauges, measuring forces acting on various parts of the planes structure. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But because the act had already been performed the courts held that the petition for an injunction was “moot.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Though, of course, as soon as Joe left he reconsidered, wondering was he crazy to encourage such a hopeless and inflammatory act? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the influence of that old, aristocratic, nineteenth- century summer resort, Julie and I were acting old-fashioned, too. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Basil stretched comfortably in the shade while Jess sat out in the sunlight, her tail, curled overhead, acting as a sunshade. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Until I work out exactly how I want to play that, I'd better at least act on top of things. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’ve been putting on an act, but was hardly even aware of it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was an act of impossible fate, because in the confusion of her indignation, in the fury of her shame, she had lied to him so that he would never know her real identity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Borelli treated the body as a system of levers acted on by the forces exerted by the muscles, and analysed geometrically how muscles in the human body acted in walking and running. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

When it was dme for my act, I plunged into the pool. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“They have no mother to tell them how to act, so they behave badly,” explained Sister Claire. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

So let’s just say I’m not proud of how I acted, and I’m sure I wasted some time, but I really couldn’t think what else to do. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Harder than getting the message, perhaps, was acting on it when you got it. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I turned fifteen on the Corner but could act like I was twenty-five, and no one cared. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the period when divine good humor and the hidden forces of human nature acted with impunity to provoke a state of emergency and upheaval in the laws of physics and logic. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither she, nor Dr. Gazzaley, believed their findings should be taken to mean that the simple act of playing a video game improves the brain, or, specifically, the attention networks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In the meantime I can see how he acts and if he shows any changes. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa didn’t quit working nor look ’round nor act like I’d talked to him, he just said, “Is they white?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Your mom’s staring at her phone right now. You don’t have to keep acting mad.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Poseidon felt satisfied and went off contentedly to plan some other storm somewhere, and Athena, left free to act, calmed the waves. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even in fourth grade, middle-class children appeared to be acting on their own behalf to gain advantages. They made special requests of teachers and doctors to adjust procedures to accommodate their desires.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Zeus is different from Jupiter. Because I wouldn’t put up with any brother who acts like you.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Kids whose parents argue act invisible in case we trigger another skirmish. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

For most immigrants, moving to the new country is an act of faith. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Several acts of vaudeville tonight for my entertainment. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Emily’s face burned so furiously she thought her eyes might act like magnifying glasses in the sun and set her binder paper on fire. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I try to be polite, act pleasant Henrietta turn the radio up loud in the back room. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his initial reluctance to act, Wednesday night’s widespread destruction and bloodshed finally got to Governor Coolidge. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Thomas looked to see how Alby would respond to Minho’s sarcastic, almost cruel, remark, but he acted as if he hadn’t even heard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson leaned forward across his desk to take it, acting surprised. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all a kind of. . . balancing act. A juggling of pins, all kinds of pins, that’s what journalism is about.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now, as I drive, I look forward to that simple act of bagging rocks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hiroshi acts like he’s whacking his cousin on the head, and everyone laughs. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And, naturally, we have to act like it out on the front porch so everybody can see. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I fight to make Abnegation work, my act will turn into reality. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bykovski was dead and my dad was maimed and they were acting as if it were all a relief. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I'm not doing nothing wrong, so I go on past them and try to act like it doesn't matter. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We were willing, though going to the pictures for us was the Oriental Theater in Chicago, featuring a first-run movie, a pipe organ, and a stage show with a dog act. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he’d had to go act a fool and get himself killed. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember how those police were in here, acting like they already knew what had happened, waiting for me to come around and agree. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Enough of the mime act,” Maddie says, but not in a mean way. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

How far can they go acting like this? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they mean the group acting as a whole, sometimes the members of the group. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Salim said The Tempest would be right up my street. He acted in it at school last term.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t cough all the time but still acts sick. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But one does not parade the fact that one is All-Knowing. I frequently act as though 1 am not possessed of the Inner Eye, so as not to make others nervous.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you think Lydia’s been acting different this year?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Esperanza sighed again, though her exasperation wasn’t an act this time. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The world’s wind was cold and gusty from the northeast, but Ged had raised the magewind: the first act of magery he had done since he left the Isle of the Hands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But from the first the cake had acted strangely. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a woman doctor who acted like his boss came in to check me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Because of living next door to Grandpa, Miss Effie Belle acted like God had sent her a special delivery letter explaining all the goings-on. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

This time Robert and Maurice acted the two parts; and Maurice's acting of the pig's efforts to avoid the advancing spear was so funny that the boys cried with laughter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It is the first time in my life I ever wished my body would act its age. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

One of the judges, a faculty member at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, later approaches Krause to ask if Wayne is planning to pursue acting. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

When we woke up today and went to work, me and Rondell acted like nothing ever happened with us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Every student can only appear in one act. Dr. Throckmorton doesn’t want anybody trying to impress the Excelsior judges by appearing onstage two or three different times.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Partly it was a sort of hymn to the wisdom and majesty of Big Brother, but still more it was an act of selfhypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“They act tough, but they know we can’t get through this by ourselves.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She acted like she wasn’t going to dress up,” Isabella says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“None taken. Here, Elijah, drink this. Your friend ain’t getting nothing to eat nor drink till he learn to act right in school, and I hate seeing this glass of milk go to waste.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In the North, such a diversion from studies was unremarkable, but in the Jim Crow South, this was an act of revolution, an assault on the fundamental structure of Southern society. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Men with absolute power over their slaves acted like creatures we would otherwise meet only in nightmares. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He acted like he wanted to hit me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Its vocal ranges were operatic, its naturalistic acting style more like that of a play, its structure of spoken plot-carrying scenes interspersed with verse-chorus- designed songs akin to those in musicals. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I know that I should know better by now, but if this was an act, if I was just being played . Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I also instructed Malia and Sasha to act as they’d always acted—to be polite and gracious and to not ask for anything more than what they absolutely needed or couldn’t get for themselves. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t get caught in the act. Which you probably would have.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pretended not to believe him and acted as though I was going to kill him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she could learn to act motherly as well.“You do want him to survive, don’t you?” said the goose. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“To act reasonably, one must judge actions by their consequences,” Ellsberg wrote in his doctoral thesis. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The opera that evening — sung, not acted, so as not to oflend the sensibilites of the town — was a Peruvian love story, an entree by Monsieur Rameau. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What. Let’s stop acting like there isn’t a big gay elephant in the room and try to move on.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It was a deliberate act, and it was harder to bear because I was the one who had provoked it. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might as well tell me in her adult voice to stop it, stop it now, stop acting like a child. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Just tell me! Don’t come here acting all mysterious. I’ve been through everything with you, man. Everything. And now because you meet some girl, you think I’m going to change my mind?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The villagers punished her for acting as if she could have a private life, secret and apart from them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just wanted her to come in here and act like a mother. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But their favorite work by far had been acting in a traveling theater troupe. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He didn’t act sad, but I knew him better than that. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“So now the penance you’ve given yourself is to be a scythe, forever doomed to take lives as punishment for that one childhood act.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Nowhere in the North was there a general who looked and acted the part as did the Confederates’ Lee and Jackson. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For as long as I am acting headmaster, attendance at morning Mass will be mandatory,” Father Mulrooney said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And so he builds, because what is building, and rebuilding and rebuilding again, but an act of faith? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Even Sully paused in the act of getting up. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Going down to the Collaborative Classroom, I was afraid that our whole class would act as the invasive species, sucking up all the happiness with our sour attitudes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Since when did she act as though she had something important to say? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The little kids who live at the home laughed and gave me friendly smiles, but it was hard for me to act like I was in good spirits. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I act delighted, but I have zero interest in these Capitol people. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can see from this one person’s act that my mother was right. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The same principle applies in acting, he instructed. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

"Well, I'm not sure. It might be acting a little strange." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. It’s been, like, two months now. I’m almost tempted to go over there one afternoon and catch them in the act. He hasn’t said anything to you?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Come on, get up. You need to start acting normal or things’ll just get worse.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

What about her acting, what became of that? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The guy genuinely acted like I’d just done something special when really it was him the whole time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

While some expressed pro-Nazi sentiments, few companies were prepared to act on them, so actual spies were rare. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

With Houseman as producer, Welles directed and acted. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She acted like Sausun said she would if somebody kicked up dirt in her life. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out why he was acting so flustered. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

We said we belonged to a “group,” but really each group acted like a family. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying to walk so quietly that Dustfinger wouldn’t hear him, and when Dustfinger turned he stopped like a thief caught in the act. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The nice thing about the finished ticket was that it all sounded worse than it was, containing words such as assault, unhygienic act, threats, etc. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The entire day they had acted like regular tourists. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Why you so low? You don’t act like a man on his way to the end of the rainbow.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our waiter, who tells us his name is Cornelius, acts like we are movie stars or something. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I take that back. There are a lot of men who wouldn’t act like that.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She just went right on acting as if everything were great. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

That discussion with the ambassador gave me a new insight- one which I like: that the white man is not inherently evil, but America’s racist society influences him to act evilly. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she readied herself to hear it as if she were waiting for the second act of the show. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Even though I know it’s impossible, she’s acting like she’s forgotten all about what we always refer to as “the Incident.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When there were twelve against you, you made certain moves, tried certain holds, acted in certain ways. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was hauled to the front of the class during their very next Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, this time acting a werewolf. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

There is no obvious reason why the principles which have acted so efficiently under domestication should not have acted under Nature.... Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks like her father maybe because he’s been acting like one, with the notes and the calls and the support. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“If you want to be treated like a mother,” I said, “you should act like one.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He acted as if it was his sworn mission to drive the Walls family out of town. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re right. It says thirtieth anniversary, school appropriate, but nothing about specific types of acts.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Hit him for being so cheerful and acting like I’m a star patient when I’m really just an angry, pathetic whiner. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

This powerful gang also acted out a deadly mission to vanquish outsiders. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Instead of acting with the extreme caution the situation called for, what have I done? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Was I going to start acting like some other minority students he knew? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s easier for them to accept than the truth, which is that they can’t know everything about people and why they act the way they do.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I just want the grown-ups in my life to act normal again—whatever that is. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Jason’s not one of our best players; you know that. He’s a role player. But when he’s your son, you want him...It’s a balancing act.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“But I do not know how to act like a mother.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“She is acting crazy. Who knows what could happen to her?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Since they were reading children and read everything they came across, they stopped and automatically read the list of acts playing that week. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Lord! If you want it two, then let it be two, for all I care. You act like you scared of something.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the first act we went out with all the other jerks for a cigarette. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Ugwu told me what happened. I’m so sorry my mother acted that way.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m a little curious to know who has Emily acting so silly, but I try to act like I’m not. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Still enraged from the disrespectful way he felt he’d been treated during his visit to Moscow a year before, Bobby began acting the role of a Cold War gladiator. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

These are not parties at all but acts and demonstrations, about as spontaneous as peristalsis and as interesting as its end product. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He understood the nature of his acts, and that they were prohibited, and that he was subject to punishment. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is also an act of courtesy, because consistent trees are easier to parse and harder to misunderstand. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But what would happen if you could separate yourself from the act? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Proteins act as regulatory sensors, or master switches, in this process—turning on and turning off genes, or even combinations of genes, in a coordinate manner. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Apparently Lynn’s anemia was “acting up” and she just needed more liver. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

After focusing on Big Thumb for so long, it was as if the rock had absorbed his energy and now acted like a kind of giant magnet pulling him toward it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m not acting,” he said, his eyes wide in shock. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Klein’s nurses and firefighters would size up a situation almost immediately and act, drawing on experience and intuition and a kind of rough mental simulation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as I say it, I feel guilty because I haven’t really seen Bernard acting all that mad recently. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

That if desperate times call for desperate measures, then I am free to act as desperately as I wish. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. But I shouldn’t have said all that stuff and acted like a giant brat. That was wrong. So, I’m sorry, again.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Delay the act by an hour and you change the gene selection. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had a bad limp, but he acted like it didn’t bother him. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Jenna acts as security guard and cheerleader of our work in progress. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I was right. And the Jews will pay for their cowardly act." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Is Dad going to do his reindeer act?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunny acted like she was about to ’splode if her “detective agency” didn’t expose why I’d been coming into the storage room after homework. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She was getting the act cheap, and she had to admit that die bird was very good, a skilled and professional performer who almost made up for the act’s human deficiencies. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Gerald was sure that it was just that—an act. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, in the master bedroom, my parents accomplish the act. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I know you were eavesdropping, Starr. Don’t act brand-new.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I decided to leave them to their discussion and started to scamper back to Ben’s wagon when I heard my father call out behind me, “Scales after lunch tomorrow? And the second act of Tinbertin?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Has she been acting so strangely because she thinks I want her, and so she feels like she has to want me back? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But my son, too tired and too excited, began to act up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should be acting with more caution, moving with more urgency. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s better than not acting at all. Think of your nephew. Think of Marie-Laure.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The sound of his name seemed to act like a stimulant. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Am I acting in a way that is consistent with what I preach? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her acting was stellar, and since she still had the blood on her rapidly swelling lip and the crocodile tears streaming down her face, I knew the evidence was against me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Protected even by me when we went to Safeway together and I acted as her translator. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then we best get you to see him. Honestly, acting that way in a place of the gods...” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Someone had passed around a stack of promotional cards Miss Peregrine had used to advertise their act. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

By 1934, Welles had acted his way from Ireland to New York City, where he became a member of an American theatre company. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I wanted to impress upon the court that we had not acted irresponsibly or without thought to the ramifications of taking up violent action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People are acting like they already know what the verdict’s going to be.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Tayo kept thinking about the cattle and the gaping hole in the fence; but they didn’t act as if they had noticed anything except him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That gives her a free pass to act like an idiot?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most annoying thing of all is Alex knows Henry hates him too—he must, they’re naturally mutual antagonists—but he refuses to outright act like it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I brushed off my jeans and started walking, acting like I had somewhere to be. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I think that deep down Phoebe thought it was nice too, and she wished her own parents would act more like the Finneys. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Me and the other prisoners who’d been acting tough with one another—the second he walked in our tough-guy routines were over. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He laughed, as if that one act had solved all their problems. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Neighbors outside were looking at me act a fool. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“You’ve done your best to kill yourself and acted like a complete fool. Now hold your tongue and sit down!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this period, the Army and the Navy were fierce rivals, often acting more like enemies than allies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As his last act upon earth, Comrade Napoleon had pronounced a solemn decree: the drinking of alcohol was to be punished by death. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

As we continued to circle the bay above the Golden Gate Bridge, I felt like I was being teased for the simple act of wanting. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some owners leave out rolls of coins or even stacks of loose bills, perhaps with a video camera trained on them to catch some light-fingered or especially hungry maid in the act. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Shadbush County Sheriffs office is investigating, but still has no clear picture as to who might be behind the racist, anti-Semitic acts. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Is that what he believes in—in ordinary acts of bravery? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When a girl acts cool like that in front of her friends you know something is probably happening. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ma acted like a waitress and served everyone as Caroline took center stage sitting on the loveseat that we designated the “shower chair.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

This is because the act of describing a face has the effect of impairing your otherwise effortless ability to subsequently recognize that face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I try to make sure I don’t act as big-headed as my name sounds. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“They don’t move like that for me. Why don’t you just set up a mirror and watch yourself act it out?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

To act as if it hasn’t changed your life. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“A prince does well to think before he acts. This king ... I do not know what to think of him. The queen warned me against him as well, true, but...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Most of the time, I act like it doesn’t bother me that I don’t talk much. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I doubt that. Anyway, you don't act that way with Sander and me." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

That didn’t last long—there was too much pressure to act otherwise—but it gave us an excuse to be a little more reserved than we’d been in the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“All of a sudden Emily is acting like she wants to be best friends with you or something.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It is, I suppose, the reaction from the haunting fear which I have had: that this terrible affair and the reopening of his old wound might act detrimentally on Jonathan. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I pop my head out just in time to catch him in the act of shoving something through the slots of a locker. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So you’re going to stand there and act like this has all been in my head? All these first dates and meeting your parents and your friends and...everything.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The United Nations now defines genocide as an act, or acts, “committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you miss your grandfather, but that’s no excuse for acting like some little demon.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Well, I really need you to forget about that now and act extra in love with me or the president might kill Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The organic phosphorus insecticides act on the living organism in a peculiar way. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I replay the whole night over and over in my head, and how I hated seeing Darius act like that. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

All because I don’t act bored, disrespectful in class, or pushy, loud at recess. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

He was leaning down in the act of wringing out his mop when he saw Jamie’s legs appear from nowhere and then saw Jamie emerge. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam said, “Get off my place. Go on—get off. You’re acting crazy. Get off. This is my place. I bought it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The door guide hurts again as I hop onto the tub wall, but I’m showing off now so I act like it’s no big deal. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She hadn't intended to mislead, she hadn't acted out of malice. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I swear, adults act worse than sixth graders sometimes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course not! Nobody can actually come back from the dead. It was just an act!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mad that I’ve been acting the way my mom and dad want me to act: like I’m moving on. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It wasn't that late; Eleanor tried to act like there was nothing strange about her coming home in the dark. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

There were thousands of Kantoreks, all of whom were convinced that they were acting for the best—in a way that cost them nothing. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing to do when Mom and Dad fought was to pretend it wasn’t happening or act like it didn’t matter. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But this was the counterweight, the act of binding and holding. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They needed to get their act together, learn how to wind an alarm clock, get out there and get to work. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was his mother who was sick. Sick of his shenanigans. She kept him home to clean up his room. And his tattoos. And his act. So”—she snapped her fingers—“that’s that.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He acted as though he hadn’t heard, grabbed a towel from his cell, and strode quickly down the gallery to the shower stall. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no longer high joy for them in the act of love. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of them, indeed, know better, but, as you will discover, people find it very difficult to act on what they know. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Arturo, if we go around acting as if we are desperate to win the favor of the community, then we will fail.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just his strong arms and his skillful hands, though Piper liked those just fine, but the way he acted so upbeat and confident. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Stammerers act invisible to reduce the chances of being made to say something we can't. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“But you can only be in one act,” Siraj reminds me. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“I tell you Bob, the president must act—today!” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But Frear had to push aside his emotions and exhaustion — his sister-in-law was still somewhere near the burning fire, and he had to act if she was to be saved. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Everyone’s acting like we’re in some big race. Get the swing up. Make food. Set the table. Mow the lawn. At least you two know how to have a good time,” Aunt Nancy says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Calista was acting funny when she picked me up from school. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It liked to killed Mama, those feed sacks, but Miss Love acted like they were the usual thing for a coffin liner. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Looks like rain,” I say, hoping that will prompt her to act. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Suppose that the peoples of the Americas had, in some parallel world, understood the concept of contagion and been prepared to act on it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

There, acting on instructions radioed up from Guy Cotter at Base Camp, I scouted for a level area that could serve as a helicopter landing pad. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

You can’t act like high school Harry and score big with college girls.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy’s been acting very oddly this summer,” said George, frowning. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But I had talked, and she acted as if she hadn’t heard. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was my cue to act impressed, but I generally passed. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Too well,” her mother sighed, as Minli had a habit of quick acting as well. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m always thinking: How does everybody else know that? How do they know how to act? Why do they all seem so at ease?” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I do not mean to be hostile, but with Killer Man hanging out behind me like a vulture in the wind, I’ve got to act fast. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Audio-animatronic books. You get to act out a whole novel along with its main characters.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

This is the case of a man’s mistaking a whole race of men as a part of the natural structure of the universe and of his acting toward them accordingly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One of the things I’m not loving about this year is how a lot of the kids are acting like they’re too grown-up to play things anymore. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The way the Dell Duke Counseling System broke it down, the Misfits were the kooky kids who just couldn't help but dress different and act like fish out of water. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“This kid has people who love him unconditionally. They understand what he did was a horrible, stupid, act,” he observes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They acted as if they belonged, as if this was their city as well as the people’s. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was acting as though nothing at all had happened. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Freshmen in Vocational all dressed up for a real prom party and acting just like kids. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Oft do we act, and then inform the governing principles within us of our past action, and leave for them to write their reports and justifications as they will. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

At first he acted as if he didn’t want to celebrate it, but when Miep arrived with a large shopping bag overflowing with gifts, he was as excited as a little kid. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I Saw the table and worked my way invisibly through the backstage crowd, a technique I had learned from Gopal when I helped him with his act on board the cruise ship. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

A steady stream of circus performers comes to see them in between acts, taking turns holding them and inevitably remarking on their exquisite timing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I always thought of the whole thing as the most unforgivable thing about me, but you act like it’s one of the best.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“For the way I acted. When we were filming.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe her treatment of me was all an act for the Capitol? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

You want to eat big, you act big—leave a tip! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hemmed in, limited, circumscribed, he sees and feels no way of acting except to hate and kill that which he thinks is crushing him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The crime was a psychological accident, virtually an impersonal act; the victims might as well have been killed by lightning. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reilly’s first act was to turn to the work of a cardiologist named Lee Goldman. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“It can't've started yet. Let's just go and help ourselves. If someone sees us we can act like we were going to pay. It'll only be two pence or five pence.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

We all knew this was a sign that he was going to start acting the fool. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

To reveal the secrets of the Ice Court, to see his homeland once more only to know that every step he took there was an act of treason—could he do such a thing? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Then it is just another act. You are losing it, boy. You must be forgetting this is New York City. Random murder and violence.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were extremely proud of the fact that during the six months of the campaign, there was not a single act of violence on our side. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They act so tough, but those were just children. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you dare tell—” “You act like you want kids but you drinking enough to poison a elephant! ” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He acted too perfect—always following the rules, always doing the honorable thing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

That was huge for me because it was a turning point, the moment I stopped acting like an idiot around Ximena. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Let me repeat: I will not "act like a black girl." Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I’m changing his name to. How bad can you act if everybody’s calling you” — she said it loud —“Snickers?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instruments are prostheses for thinking, and act as agents of change. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So they act all loud and hearty, swinging Jeffrey around and telling corny jokes. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think half the songs you play encourage people to act out violently?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“His outfit is a little bizarre. I thought he was a performer of some sort when I first came in, although I tried not to imagine the nature of his act.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he doesn’t act a bit scared,” the inspector said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The assumption is that the convecting fluids in the Earth act somehow like the currents in wires. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Linton argued that the Utah Supreme Court had ruled that experts were allowed to testify about how certain acts are “consistent with” certain behaviors. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It is a challenge to him to needle the Negro into acts of a baser nature, into open physical conflict. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then act like it! I can’t wait around for ‘something to happen.’ On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

My sisters put me in charge of all chicken decisions, thinking me the least likely to act on a rash impulse that would cause regrets later. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s using me to feel better about herself. And her mother gave us all this food because she feels sorry for us. If that’s how you act when you have money, I’d rather stay poor.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But I tried to act normal and spend time with a normal boy. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Despite these brutal acts, the Powhatans continued to resist encroachment. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

If I’m going to get to the bottom of this, I need to act like a detective. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was the “acting like a lady” term of the equation that was so vexing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I musn’t act like a baby—I must try to be strong.... A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, picking up a fry, trying to act like this is a normal lunchtime conversation between friends. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Eventually he dislodged the following: “I think this small act is part of a larger problem which could become serious.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t be as stupid as I’m acting, can I? my mother wants to hear. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The truth was, sometimes she, Chess, and Mom all acted like Mrs. Rabinsky. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He knows that for his parents, the act of travel is never regarded casually, that even the most ordinary of journeys is seen off and greeted at either end. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just try and act naturally until—this will do.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He almost succeeded, but at the very end he rested his weight on his legs and his knees buckled in a rubbery way just like a comedian I once saw trying to act drunk. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They act like they have done this a thousand times before, and maybe they have. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Keith acted as waiter and was most insistent that we eat plenty. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The South’s schizophrenia over how to deal with the North is occasionally acted out in a kind of Kabuki theater on the border between the two Koreas. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Before I can comment about how weird he’s acting, he hands me the phone and a phone number scrawled on a sky-blue piece of notepaper. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The criticism of his act came with quick violence from all sections of the country. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reminded me of a young peacock I once saw that acted as if he had just claimed the entire courtyard by fanning his still-short tail. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My classmates might act cozy during the day, but boys were the number one after-school activity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they acted like newlyweds, and it was kind of embarrassing to watch. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Camilla was nervous—embarrassed, maybe, by the way Henry was acting. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We’ll even throw in a set of free steak knives, but you have to act now. Operators are standing by.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In an act of supreme sacrifice, he tapped her on the shoulder. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Instead of reprimanding us, Mrs. Moss acted concerned. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Every day we were out in the streets, hustling, trying to act as if we were in some way down with the gangs, but the truth was we were always more cheese than hood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“People act like, if you go to O High, that’s the baddest school in Oakland. Since that happened, people just thought that all of us are basically the same.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then it hit him: Calvin wasn’t smirking or cracking his knuckles or trying to act tough. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

"You always act so guilty," Hamilton said derisively. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

No, Rae never said she was into me, but she sure acted like she was. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was really pleased the social worker lady had done what she said and acted so quickly. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They keep themselves wrapped in gray cloth armor and selfless acts, convinced that to share is to be self-indulgent. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Oriana acts like you two being mortal is some kind of awful surprise that gets sprung on her all over again every morning,” she says. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It hardly sounded like I was acting at all. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“She acts like she’s the first to make a cupcake. It’s not even decorated or anything.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I had intended to, but I was beset by so many impulses that I could not act. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, giggling a little myself—he hasn’t acted like such a certifiable weirdo in forever. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The twins often reverted to small acts of care between the two of them when they were anxious. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“This! Right now! You don’t know how to act!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But as with everything, they should look at the matter from both sides: would Christians act any differently if they were in our place? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I have to act through humans, as spirits always do, so both of us will have to look for a weak spot in the Gondwannan defenses. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the murderer was finally set free, he began to act very strangely. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The engine tone of the Lefort Shear changed as it prepared for the final act. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Beside us, you think and act with the speed of a bird. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’ve been sent to a summit in Germany to act as if I know anything about wind power. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Everything depends on yourself,” O’Brien had said; but he knew that there was no conscious act by which he could bring it nearer. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I had acted stupidly, but Dad’s reaction was vile and despicable. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Or a bunch of fake girls acting all sad and then putting lip gloss on in the bathroom and fixing their hair,” says Mirren. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He and Mrs. Popper had thought up this name for the act. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Holly may have been the reason I stood up to sing one song at the recital, but starring in a musical and acting is something I never see myself doing. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“And trying to figure out some dumb riddle. And Tee is acting the fool and making the rest of us cringe as per standard operating procedures.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

This blindness impairs us in every act of communication. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“This girl,” Aunt Heidi whispers to me, but not quite quietly enough, frankly, “is the reason I stopped acting.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

No, I don’t, but I have to act like I do. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"What's happened to everybody? You act as though none of you has any contact with me at all." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheila is a bit over the top with this sister act, as if she’s trying to make up for being white, but she means well. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interrogating you, Ma. I just want to know what’s going on. I mean, let’s face it. You’re acting...well, kind of strange!” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, there are positive signs that these questions are, at last, being heard and, in many places, are being acted upon. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Robin began to act out at school, while Idwar retreated into silence. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Such a space cadet. He has to learn how to detect hints, and act on them. One day he'll thank me for my tutelage. Alex the Neanderthal dork is beyond help, I fear.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

We were going to be together again, and this time we would act like a family. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The fungus cells reach far underground and so act as a second root system for the plant. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

That act of burial felt good, like it meant something, but by that point I had memorized every word she had written me anyway. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The invisible hand that guides our deeds, our acts, our markets, will not be able to touch me there. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mom started acting like she really needed to straighten one of the pictures on Chess’s wall, above his bed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

What had happened to the Mark who could act fast? The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It wants to crawl up in a corner and act as if none of this ever happened. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I acted like I was reaching for papers and released the buttons. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Several lieutenants rolled up tablecloths to act as landing cables and stood on either side of the far end of the beer-slick table. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

During that long summer I’d been over and over the various arguments, all the pros and cons, and it was no longer a question that could be decided by an act of pure reason. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we do not act, Hizdahr will kill the dragons and open the gates to the queen’s enemies. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sloan wasn’t big or strong, but he acted like was he. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I drew back my head and acted befuddled. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her current situation, her family would probably die if she failed to act. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Get your grades up. Get your act together. Or we won’t send you back to ballet, even after your knee is all healed. These are your options. The choice is yours.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Booth frames every action through the prism of the dramatic, a trait that comes from being born and raised in an acting household. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

If he was an ungrateful beggar, he had to act like one. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The act of bringing together after a difference, as in to reconcile numbers on a balance sheet; resolution. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

To a Karhider reading our canons, the crime of Judas lies not in his betrayal of Christ but in the act that, sealing despair, denies the chance of forgiveness, change, life: his suicide. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I talk about the woes of living at Fairchild Towers for the rest of lunch period with Tats acting out the more colorful neighbors. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Now she was acting like an in-law, like an aunt, dabbling at helping Ruth and the girls, but having no interest in or knowledge of decent housekeeping, she got in the way. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He explained that a lot of people wanted to say something to me, or act like everything was cool, but they were scared because they didn’t want to make me upset. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He knew at once that he should not have acted frightened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Daoud acted like he was one of the family, but he was just a guy my brother had brought home when they'd met in fifth grade, a decade ago. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Anything that acts to increase the number of snails can obviously make this problem an even more serious one. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The way she was acting reminded him of Dancy, who had tried so hard to win her wager. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Taking me to a therapist’s office without telling me was basically an act of guerrilla warfare, and I promised myself right then that I’m never going to do this ambush stuff to my kids. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I want my heart but my brain is acting up. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Gray rose to his haunches, agitated, and shared the behavior he had seen: A human turning away a starving neighbor, acting as if there were no food in his larder when it was full. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

If time and opportunity did not allow, then Ginger would have to go into her act without a bribe. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard her and Sunny are acting like detectives now!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Let’s put on a bit of an act,” said Fiver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrote that she knew he was “acting conscientiously & sincerely & sincerely wishing, & trying to learn the truth.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew perfectly well why Gus was acting so over- friendly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At first I thought it was because he could act. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I add milk and sugar and act like I always drink coffee. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

To hear Hollywood tell it, shooting a gun is a fairly common and straightforward act. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

An object in motion stays in motion until acted upon by an outside force, the words said in her physics textbook. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He knew, however, that he must act with stealth and secrecy. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Only Tool had easy access to work, acting as muscle on valuable goods as they transshipped to the Mississippi and the rail yards. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to act like I couldn’t see other kids and Evelyn’s brothers watching my father taking my arm and escorting me like he was Nat King Cole, but I could feel them all watching. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The beauty of this idea is that my decision to keep Peeta alive at the expense of my own life is itself an act of defiance. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the opening prelude of Parsifal’s third act, the music shifts and slides around, avoiding settling on one key or chord for more than one beat. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Milo had been caught red-handed in the act of plundering his countrymen, and, as a result, his stock had never been higher. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

So of course Natalie could act like this was just a matter of deciphering code. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

More talks followed: You need to act tough, sit up, stand straight, fight hard, play ball, look me in the eye, think before you speak. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Kin limped into the barn, letting the door fall shut behind him, acting as though a thousand birds rushing past was a normal occurrence. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Telling me the time is a small act of betrayal—and therefore an ordinary act of bravery. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It was my wand. My wand acted of its own accord.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Was she just acting scared, putting on a show in case Detective Barrone had eyes on her? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It looked like maybe his diabetes was acting up; I hoped it wasn’t another stroke. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“And we act splendidly on a plane,” Fern said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He didn’t follow me out on the playground either, and he acted like he didn’t want my sandwiches anymore. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys had to act out their rivalry too. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Moss had never seen the Millers act bashful, but they gazed at one another, scarlet cheeks and tight lips, and they looked like shamed children. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘You know your grandpa is just about flopping over and over in his grave. You weren’t brought up to act like this.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The way he acts and talks doesn’t seem to fit what he wears and the way he looks,” I said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t I have acted strong and calm like Eliza instead of blubbering like a baby? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped the act of thinking the song would affect the water bottle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But this time, Lord Voldemort was acting through somebody else. By means of this diary.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Middle children can feel neglected, often for good reasons. Or they feel that they aren’t as special as the other children, or even as loved. When that happens, middle children often act out.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t keer what it was, she could stop and say a few words with us. She act like we done done something to her,” Pearl Stone complained. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, this thing, this act. That voice. Looking at me like I’m this...this...donut. Standing so close. I mean, you don’t even know me. Not to mention your girlfriend, remember her?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“He acts as if he wants to tell us something,” began Eilonwy. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was high time I got over my tomboy phase and started acting like a young lady señorita. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He acts like he’s alone in the world. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The weird, slanted back end of the Gremlin acted as a kind of ramp, and in the next second Milton realized he was airborne. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Certainly they didn't act as though they were heading for a very sociable evening. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They act as though this is a message black audiences have not heard many times before from their ministers, from their family members, and from politicians who talk about the need for more “personal responsibility.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I ease away from the jungle’s edge and try to act casual as I move toward the largest dark spot in the mountain’s face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

After tests were returned and grades given, the student body, which acted like an extended family, knew who did well, who excelled, and what piteous ones had failed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guy must have been about fifty years old and acting like a baby. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

No one seemed to mind that Old Chao had not only been granted tenure but was now acting chairman of Ralph’s department. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ty can act as reluctant as he wants, but in the end he needs us. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If I am going to be cast in any plays, one-acts, improv scenes, or staged readings, if I have to play any of the following, I will not "act like a black girl." Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even want to, but how was I supposed to act normal with that thing in my room? The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I thought my dyslexia was acting up until I realized she was writing in Ancient Greek. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He kept the words in his mind, as he planned to visit the girl that night to make sure that she was safe and that the rock was acting as a strong enough door. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

So I can’t be acting like I used to act—because I don’t want him to start acting like that. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the holidays, he does bring me gifts, but when I really needed him to provide for me, he would act like he couldn’t help me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We were straight outsiders, crashers, and neither of us knew how we were supposed to act. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even if you grow up, no matter how hard you scrub, whatever you do, there will always be some other stain or spot on your face or stupid act, somebody frowning. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His queen, acted by a boy speaking in a high voice, vowed never to remarry, while the king doubted her resolve. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He probably wouldn’t have liked seeing her act so demure. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was still the truth, but the way she was acting now had me worried. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I knew that my uncle treated the matter lightly so as not to alarm me, and besides, if Tenorio was drinking it would take a long time before he gathered enough courage to act. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re acting like some farmer who thinks I’m trying to buy his soul. It’s just a little blood so I can keep tabs on you. It’s like collateral.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I like the fact that Bull did that stupid, reckless act of turning away from the town before he punched out, an action that cost him his life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chose to stay and act, even though he knew it would mean breaking the law. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

"Yes, I can see that you're beginning to learn. That's good. Two things our people must do is accept responsibility for their acts and avoid becoming bitter." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started to act like a thug even if I wasn’t one....Part of it was me trying to be hard, the other part was them treating me like a criminal. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She is different from my biological mom, with whom I have those powerful memories that always acted like magnets connecting me to her no matter how much time passed or what circumstances intervened. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

For if she even acted as though she was about to raise her hand to me, I would open my mouth and let the world know about it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stipend turned a noble act of charity into a painful way to make a few dollars, and it wasn’t worth it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

We had arrived in the middle of a sharpshooting act. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Genie hesitated—why was everyone acting so normal? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Its real, undeclared purpose was to remove all pleasure from the sexual act. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t thought at all about the literal act, the moment of asking, though of course the idea of being married to her was something I’d considered since the beginning. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those are the creepy fellas. They act as guards and poh-lice, too. Everyone just likes to call ’em Baggers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Styx acted all intense about it, like the trade was everything. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I act on the orders with slow, robotic motions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I think about what it would be like to start seventh grade in a new middle school and can imagine acting the same way. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Dad says, “You can’t use losing your sister as an excuse to act out.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Like Mr. Jonathan, she acted like my auntie. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The remaining four proposed factors—war, centralized government, climate, and resource abundance—appear to act inconsistently: sometimes they stimulate technology, sometimes they inhibit it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hunger to commit the act of touch. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But each time, Jen greeted him with big hugs and acted genuinely thrilled to see him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He got a great hand before the manager threw us out, and Fay said everyone thought I was a wonderful comedian and everyone liked my moron act. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The fairy acted excited and then flew away. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Arletta always said, “More often than not, the gift doesn’t matter as much as the act of giving.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But she was still an outsider and acted like one. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Ever since the week when Daddy went away, Miss Fulton is acting like we are bosom buddies. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The older sister had to act; she had to act for the people, to get this young girl back. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Claudette and now Mary Louise Smith had shown through their courage that at least some young people were ready to act. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

As if by an act of providence, Ernest promptly came within the orbit of a genuinely free-thinking pioneer of advanced physics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She knew their mothers well, since she frequently spoke to them when their sons acted out or broke the rules. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Sneaky acts like nothing’s wrong at all; he’s laughing and joking with these guys the same way he used to with me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

August acted like this was the sort of normal behavior happening in every household in South Carolina. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tall boy gave Colton a push in my direction, while I tried to act like I wasn’t watching. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It’s not ideal, I get that, but Simon’s acting like it’s apocalyptical. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Chapman and Valeska were already sitting at the prosecutor's table, acting as if nothing was going on. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had trained in the natural sciences himself, and so was considered fit to act as the under-writers’ representative in the College. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

By demonstrating in defiance of their white employers, the teachers had acted with courage. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her appearance always acted as a damper to the curiosity raised by her oral oddities: hard-featured and staid, she had no point to which interest could attach. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

A pair of stage "twins"--who turned out to be the girls in yellow--did a baby act in costume and champagne was served in glasses bigger than finger bowls. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

This was a very brave and daring act for me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Please. What an act. You gross me out.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

To me there’s a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But he knew better than anyone that it had only been an act eight years ago. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, he remained offstage, leaving the campaign of condemnation to Karl Compton, who was serving as scientific advisor to the occupation forces and publicly labeled the cyclotron destruction “an act of utter stupidity.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

On the surface, Atzerodt’s plan is an act of genius, allowing one of the most wanted men in America to hide in plain sight. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’d been acting like Beefy with a fever: irrational, angry, immature. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“The thing is, no one really knows what you can or can’t taste, right? So even if you don’t taste something, you can still act like you do. You know what I mean?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It arrives on the planetary stage following four and a half billion years of other acts, and after looking about for a few thousand years declares itself in possession of eternal truths. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the Gustanos would notice if Mom didn’t act like their mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“But you’re right, Jax. This isn’t our destination. I didn’t intend for us to come here, but Ambrose did say the transporter was acting up....” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“When your dad told me about the band and about how you’ve been feeling, it made me stop to think about how I’ve acted,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She had never forgotten that expression: childbirth as an act of blasé bourgeoisie—how funny, how untrue it was. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We know how to act on a bus trip.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

His cue is simple: there is a moment in the third act when the actor Harry Hawk, playing the part of Asa Trenchard, is the only person onstage. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, honey, let me tell you something. You don’t survive, and that’s what I been doing all these years, you don’t survive sitting around expecting folks to act right.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weight of the jackets was making me sweat, and the revelation of Horse’s confession and the way the kids were acting was making me sick. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He acted like he hadn’t heard him and kept talking. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

A year after the Quinn Chapel meeting, a posse of slave catchers came up out of Maryland into Christiana, Pennsylvania, acting on information that four slaves were hiding out at a free black farmer’s home. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Any students interested in causing trouble would think twice about it if they knew their friends and teachers were watching them and ready to act on any suspicious activity. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

No one thought that there was any love in that act because they were accustomed to the familiarity of Amaranta with the rites of death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

My mother said that Grandmother Pickfords one act of defiance in her whole life as a Pickford was in naming her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Still, he felt it would be bad if he acted scared. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Werner laces his boots and sings the songs and marches the marches, acting less out of duty than out of a timeworn desire to be dutiful. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was bursting with creative talent and had ideas he acted upon independently without the approval of, or the knowledge of, Ma. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toward the end of practice, Mom and Mr. Stokely came out from behind the curtain, acting as if nothing unusual had been going on. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was dishonest to act like Margo hadn’t participated in her own obfuscation. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Of course we all know about Jerusalem—it’s such a big part of religious history and constantly in the news—but why do you think people have had so much trouble acting civilized over there?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Tom,” said the attorney general, “I see you’re in the act too.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Don’t thank me yet, child. We must act quickly if you’re going to survive.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Now I not only smell like Crocodile Guts, I act like him,” she told Mother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the people to whom he had once boasted, acted tough; people whom he had once defied. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I act casual, but cartoon birds tweet around our heads, encircling us with garlands of paper hearts. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

At any rate, I gather that she wants you to have something to Fall Back On if for some reason the acting career doesn’t work out. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The boy acted as if nothing was unusual. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saville Sax would act as courier between Hall and the Soviets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to imagine how one might look and act. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She says she don’t like how I’m acting lately. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps my final act of rebellion forced their hand. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

This horrible act is not representative of our school and our student body and will not be tolerated.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Anna and Mr. Archie got in the act, swinging a rake and a length of plastic pipe respectively, swatting Clock Watchers like giant bugs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But there were some things that Wilson kids just wouldn’t stand for, and Melanie was afraid that April’s Hollywood act was one of them. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had decided to forget the man she had married and act as if he had never existed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if what got them here in the first place was a criminal act. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

By playing up their strangeness, the way a slave simpered and acted childlike to escape a beating, they evaded the entanglements of the quarter. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Yet other cravings were in him that would not be stilled, the wish for glory, the will to act. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Fifteen minutes later, Sierra and Bennie strolled back around the corner, trying to act as casual as possible. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Third, and finally, Adams derived deep personal satisfaction from singular acts of principle that defied the agendas of both political parties. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They acted more like they knew they were celebrities and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Wearing her hijab, which had once seemed an ordinary act, even if it sometimes got her unwanted attention, was now nothing less than a unifying act of faith and bravery. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

All they did was argue and talk a bunch of head at each other and strut around the court like they were acting in a movie. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even if it is a liberty act, there’s no reason to think it could hold a candle to Marlena’s. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He is saying many times, acting like crazy man, so I tie him on rope, quickly, otherwise he is jumping down into Tibet.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But they have to catch you in the act, with two witnesses. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cat fell to the ground, and the little shepherdess, as if she were astonished by her own act of violence, crumbled. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

And she was pretty sure she wanted to be exactly like Cymbeline when she grew up, except for the acting part. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

What care or safeguard is there when the consequences of one’s act are hidden from one’s thankful eyes, and the woman is one of many, soft, desired, lost, forgotten! Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her knees act up when the weather changes. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I never had a gift but one, to know when the great wheel gives to a touch, to know and act. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now it was an ache, an emptiness that made him think as well as act. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Spit. In my face. A Negro in my home. Trying to act white.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She is walking behind us now, a teenage girl acting as if she’s eight. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was very nearly the last act of his life. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, the government can cheek not only act but thought. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

They wanted people who would act on their own initiative. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The commission concluded, “People of both races acted with such courage and promptness as to end the trouble early.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Like the time when she wanted us to act out the mathematical equation for photosynthesis and I rolled my eyes at her when I thought she wasn’t looking. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I acted more interested in looking for the remote, so I could switch on the television. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

If He can look me in the face again, I may not have time to act.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The only part of that speech that Eric meant was the last part: We are Dauntless, and we need to act accordingly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"That stuff about my father was true," Freak says, studying his fingernails and acting real cool again. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was a hard shrewd jovial politician, whose acts of kindness served his interest and whose interest was himself. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was still trying to tell me how to act, even though she was so far away. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t so bad, but after my father acted like...my father, I had pretty much lost my appetite. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The diagnosis is “confidential,” but we all assumed his ulcers were acting up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s an old-timer who doubts we’ll find anything and acts like he’s seen it all before. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mateo acted like he was singing only because he wanted to make me feel special. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I never knew she could act so nice to people. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I’m only joking around, but Yolanda gets a stern expression like I’m one of her little brothers or sisters acting up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The navigator also acted as bombardier, releasing the bombs over the target. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

You are acting like a nervy five-year-old, I told myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Catt considered Rankin’s vote an act of cowardice; Paul praised it as an act of courage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She wanted to know exactly what he had said and what Phoebe said and what he looked like and how he acted and how Phoebe acted, on and on. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

There was an enormous amount of worry involving the Alaska pipeline and caribou and whether or not the pipe would act as an iron barrier and stop the normal migration patterns of the caribou. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He had sat here for two years watching Archie play his silly games with kids, having Archie act the big shot as if he ran the show. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the thought of these intimacies in particular, which she imagined as painful acts of perversity, that filled her with dread and made her break out in a sweat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know that was an act of Divergence. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A Mr. Whymper, a solicitor living in Willingdon, had agreed to act as intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world, and would visit the farm every Monday morning to receive his instructions. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“So, um. What was the real reason you guys came back to the States? Your mom was acting sort of weird about it.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When I get to school, everyone acts the same, but I feel different. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t have the energy or acting skills to make my voice sound chirpy, like I want to, so my delivery is totally deadpan, which I suppose fits with how I feel. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They want to look, talk, dress, and act exactly like all of the others. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when I'm with somebody that's corny, I always act corny too. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

This is an acknowledgment that we are acting, for what else can we do in such a setup? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke finally quit the cool act, turning to Toby, surprised. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect keepsake from her stay—a paint-by-numbers drawn by a naiad depicting the location of the bravest act of her life. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen looked straight ahead and acted as if the men were insignificant houseflies buzzing at our screen door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are afraid to act until they join you.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Like everything else in my life right now, the act is pointless. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Saint acted as if these gifts were nothing, as if he were a rich man treating a poor country girl to things we had never seen in China. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks in, acts as if he's going to open the door, then leaves again. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boy, sometimes I wonder what makes you act like you do.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it was all an act. How could he have done what he did out there after just a few days? I ain’t buyin’ it.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

"No, ma'am," I replied, trying to act casual as I smiled down at her, and her extended belly. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

And there’s Tyler on his father’s boat, loading the long harpoons aboard and acting wicked cool while his dad, Jack Croft, dumps buckets of ice in the ice hold, getting the boat ready. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The cheerleaders bounced, sashayed, strutted, preened, and generally acted as if they had died and gone to heaven. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that you don’t act like you miss him very much.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I entered the stage door, conducted my rehearsal and returned to the hotel— three simple, normal acts denied to my aunt in 1939,” DePreist recalled. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

He promised that we would soon have a satire acted upon the rebels, writ by the notorious wit Major-General Burgoyne, with curtain-tunes and airs by this same excellent sapper to please the crowd. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Thomas was so stunned by the turn of events, it took a moment for him to act. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They acted and looked at her, and at us, and around in our house, in a way that had about it the feeling—at least for me—that we were not people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And you'll see that it's best. The Brotherhood must act as a co-ordinated unit." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to act casual as she told Taryn she thought it was a good idea, but inside she was ablaze with nerves. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Look at this. You’re acting like you actually care about me.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, maybe I will. I’m going to tell him he needs to get his act together and drop Meg and her punk ways,” Jasmine says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I imagined her shouting, “Yes! Yes, I’ll marry you,” acting like it was a surprise even though she had to have been expecting it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

All we had to do was catch him in the act and call the Coast Guard to come arrest him. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

My grandmother knew that in spite of America’s social climate, her children would be able to discern for themselves when an act was generated by pure racism, or simply by ignorance. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they had never been able to conquer their fear of the individual way in which I acted and lived, an individuality which life had seared into my blood and bones. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Brick and his guys come around—around the few of us who aren't already in, I mean—you have to act just right. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Plus, she’d never seen so many people who looked like her acting so fearless and free. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Finn looked like he wanted to act stubborn, but he’d gotten stuck on forlorn. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what his diagnosis was, probably that I was working on some act. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably a good idea anyway with the solar cells acting up; it'll give them more time to work. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet I have a father who knows who I am, where I live, my telephone number, and he acts like I don’t exist. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“This suspense is a thousand times worse than the most horrible event; tell me what new scene of death has been acted, and whose murder I am now to lament?” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

A late example of this rebellion is apparent in Newton’s title Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy—a title which is a deliberate act of defiance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he acted like the original yellow-bellied sapsucker. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The way you acted when you got down from the buggy, I thought maybe you were hurt.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you do go, dress up and act happy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m acting strange? Who let the squirrel into the house?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The enormity of this balancing act hit me all at once, made my stomach lurch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She looks at me without sympathy and adds, “She’s not acting.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When she brings out the computer he acts so surprised and happy, maybe he really is surprised. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

If a child came already preformed, then its formation was merely an act of expansion—a biological version of a blowup doll. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The captain acts as if Calliope never existed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

So well did I act my part that even my father, despite being schooled in deceit, did not perceive my mask. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I forget the audience completely, something I can never do when I act. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was like her body was this traitor, acting without her brain’s permission. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Knowing at once how he must act, Palmer looked up at the fleeing bird. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“He’s more or less formed his own private army. He’s acting as if he’s got something to hide.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

But they were luckier than usual: once they surprised a large fisher in the very act of dispatching a porcupine. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, there’s an entire city block to traverse after that, but if I hoof it I bet I can catch the last few acts. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m thinking it involves Marlena. She can ride her during the parade and Grand Spec, and then you can follow with a feature act in the center ring. Oh, here!” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Fool girl acting so crazy she might have the duck rabies already. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We were acting as husband and wife and having so much fun I didn’t care that we weren’t married. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Emma hadn’t fully understood before that there were times when Mom was only pretending to look and act and sound optimistic and cheerful? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell people, “My depression is acting up today” as an excuse for not seeing them, but I never managed to pull it off. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I held on, but except for that I couldn’t act. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You must be as thrilled as I am to meet again. Call it an act of extreme kindness that I requested your leg be bandaged up," she snaps. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We were all standing around smiling at one another and acting kind of nervous, when a real screechy voice said, “Gertrude is a pretty bird.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bernard swings his balloon so wild, he hits the boy sitting next to him, who acts like Bernard punched him or something. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I am so stupid to try to smile, to forget and act like I a fine-looking fellow again. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t feel like anybody mistreats me or anything, except sometimes people act too nice, too polite, like they’re afraid they might ask the wrong question . The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the only black student at Carroll College in tiny Waukesha, Wisconsin, Fuller struggled to talk and act in ways that minimized the distance between himself and his classmates. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She acted like she didn’t have one single trouble hanging on her line and she didn’t care one bit about me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She’d only gotten her stripe a few weeks ago, and the “act of valor” that earned it for her had been mostly an accident. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But it would require a direct act of God for me to somehow gather enough money to pay that and next term’s tuition as well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And maybe I could have followed up with a line like: Tobias, as long as we’re having a normal conversation, why do you keep acting like such a jerk? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He and his warriors would act like a mother grouse leading a coyote away from her nest. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She never mentioned her, nor did I. But, even so, Ella acted better than she had when I had left for New York. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He acts as if nothing has happened and goes away. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I answered everything and acted all excited, but here’s a hypothesis: Adults don’t want to know how we’re feeling. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d brought disguises, so if someone spots us, we could run fast around a comer and then rip off our masks and act like we were innocently strolling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor remained on the floor for the time being, especially as he was afraid that his father could take a flight up onto the wall or the ceiling as an act of real malice. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the game started again I went into my bag and pulled out my whole act. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When my mother died and was cremated herself, we worried that, acting on instinct, our father might run out and immediately replace her. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

And it only takes one person, one small act of stepping from the dark to the light. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

At least she made an effort to act interested. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

When I got to school the next morning, I didn’t know how to act. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Did you see this guy act in any way out of the ordinary? I mean, sort of nervous, say? Just what did he talk about?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The similarity was astounding; Turtle not only looked like her Uncle Sam, she acted like him. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just debating whether to give it or act smart and show off before Pink. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t try to explain the things he said, or the way he acted. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

And feeling that unavailing bond close on me anew, I was angry; for Ashe’s love had always forced me to act against my heart. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

No tonic can act as a substitute for what we do. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Aunt Loma’s face flushed red as her hair, she was so mad, and she flounced off acting like a store-owner’s daughter to a hired hand. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

If they didn’t act now, blacks would soon control the city. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Although not an excuse, such things can make a person with such a dark and disturbed side commit acts they may never have if not under their influence. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Usually people pretended they didn’t notice my missing arms at all or acted all weird about it like those girls at lunch yesterday. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Good automatons are what she needs. They never act up!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I had apologized to them all for shunning them after the accident, and they had all acted as if nothing had ever happened. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the Carter Cowboys’ football coach, Freddie James, lectured his talented subjects on the evils of what would happen if they acted too wild and showed no respect for rules and order. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He must be a very troubled boy to act this way.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Atzerodt’s role in the kidnapping was to be an act of commerce, not rebellion. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Alas, I must act as if I did not know my own brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I think a lot of decisions are made that way, Miguel. People act on impulse. But, bro, sometimes spur-of-the-moment decisions don’t turn out to be so good.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“She acted a fool,” her mom muttered, almost to herself. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know—the way people have been acting. I was afraid if they saw me coming into your store, they might stop trading here.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The point is, in a group everybody acts pretty much the same, that’s kind of how the group holds itself together. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Then the Pigman wanted to get in on the act. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The 2 defendants you see before you will be shown to be participants in that act and are being charged with felony murder. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t just pretending or acting; it was more like he was pretending to pretend and acting like he was acting. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Shunk acts like a drill sergeant, but only because he has to. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I try not to grin and act too eager. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to understand why you’re so committed to acting like someone you’re not, considering you just told that little girl in there that greatness means being true to yourself.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It has to do with my mother, and now—more than ever—I want to understand her, to know what she was like and why she acted the way she did. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The store window being like a little stage and her having taken elocution, she considered herself the only person in Cold Sassy qualified to act like a dummy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Was he saying she wasn’t acting happy enough to be here? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

In an act of mercy, she nodded and motioned us toward the entrance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In stall number one, the quickfooted Specify began acting up, backing, ducking back and forth, and kicking at his handlers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You calling me fat?” she asked, acting insulted. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Frank didn’t understand, but Mars acted like the matter was closed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mom always starts acting sick forty-eight hours ahead of time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dad tried to act indignant by folding his arms, but the casts were too bulky. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Seeing Mamá acting so coy and proper on the sofa next to Special Agent Gonzales had been enlightening to say the least. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He waves as I stick the car in reverse, and I act cool and pretend I don’t see it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was a kind of eagerness he felt, a confidence, a fulness, a freedom; his whole life was caught up in a supreme and meaningful act. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I have to force myself to act normally. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Helpless to act, he watches them go around the church to their pickup. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The white man knows that his acts have been those of a devil!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found it was “the act of abolishing;” but then I did not know what was to be abolished. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

Years ago, her grandfather had taken her to see a masque in Bridgetown, in which a troupe of players from England had acted out the ancient Christmas story. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Like the way everyone laughed at Sammy because they thought he was making mistakes with the dogs, when it was really part of the act. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

My blood freezes, but I try to act natural—whatever “natural” means now. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Apparently, throughout history, people who acted strange had been accused of being inhabited by the devil or a demon. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The answer to this seemed, almost unquestionably, No. Not only did he behave as if he wasn’t attracted to Bunny, he acted as if he were hardly able to stand him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When King sat down to thunderous applause, the crowd inside and outside was ready to act. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Recently it has been decided, grudgingly, that dark skin or lameness may not be entirely one’s fault, but one still ought to show the good manners to act ashamed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.62: The dot acts as if it is adding another note half the length of the original note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

They might think I was acting like Booker T. Washington; let them. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to show everyone here every day that they did the right thing accepting you. You have to act like a serious girl.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Sansa kept hoping he would tell Arya to behave herself and act like the highborn lady she was supposed to be, but he never did, he only hugged her and thanked her for the flowers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Hearing is the act of perceiving sounds by the ear. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t miss a beat, or even act like the question is strange. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She learned about all the infamous acts of both the best and the worst scythes in history. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

After all, Mother doesn’t act that way toward Mr. van D., which is what I told Mrs. van D. right to her face. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s an act, all right,” said Mr. Popper. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

When it came to the act of “selling” women as marriage partners, my mother was vehemently opposed to it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I acted stupid over Jace. I’m not going to do that again. And I’m going to try to not be so jealous about how pretty you are.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He acted as if he had not heard her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I looked at my little sister, who was still jumping, and Mom, trying hard to act cheerful. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge had heard the acts all week at rehearsal and knew most of them by heart. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I try hard to act normal at dinner, and for once I’m glad Dad’s busy outside. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Truthfully, I never know how to act in these moments. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

In the mornings we act normally, in the afternoons too, except now and then. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile I would be marking the woman’s premium book, an act which would distract her from what the superintendent was doing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was easy enough, provided that you could avoid being caught in the act. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Her lower lip began to tremble, and her shoulders went kind of slack, so I sat on the bed and put one arm around her and tried to act stronger than I felt. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

My papa was thirty-two and acting like a teenager. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Like Park had spent sixteen years acting weak and weird and girlie, and his dad had borne it on his massive shoulders. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Yet his mind was keen, and if he had finally allowed himself to be made Director-Emeritus of Research with Bogert as acting Director, it did not prevent him from appearing in his office daily. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She became so famous for this act that, after she was a victor, she had her teeth cosmetically altered so each one ends in a sharp point like a fang and is inlaid with gold. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want him, or anyone else, to see Lolo acting weird. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“They know their duties to the family and they act accordingly. In America, no one owns anything, and certainly not another person.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

So she acted like she hadn't said anything either. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The sand acts as a shield for the slab. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I saw them in the staring light of the great room they slept in, and all but gave up my hope of acting that first night before I had drawn suspicion on myself. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She came out and acted like she didn’t notice us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The friendship between them came about through an especially rash act on Pirithoüs’ part. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swaggered off like a cowboy, but this time, I was pretty darn sure it was an act, like David’s happy grin. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone pushed forward, the people to gape and the guards to act as the emperor bellowed, “Get her! She is not to get away!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And either way, she’s been acting like my opinion doesn’t matter a whole lot. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Did the girl act in any way scared?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You should not act like a timid calf at your age. As for your daughter, I will do what I can—but remember, no promises.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember how those police were in here, acting like they already knew what had happened, waiting for me to come around and agree. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He acted this out, his great shoulders bunching as his hands dragged the specter of lightning and shaped it, and held it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, the drummer, the Thug guy, started acting like he was writing stuff down on a piece of pretend paper. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

So I did not know what to do; I did not dare act too friendly. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They walked in stiff-eyeing the bartenders and waiters who caught their message and acted as though they never had seen them before. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d given up long ago trying to act brave for the old army vet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Something psychological, such as my act with the New York draft board? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was not going to spend the rest of her life acting the cinema nun. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, after I got mad enough. And then I lost. You’d have thought I lost on purpose the way Dad acted.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

‘Maybe, but I can try to make it better. I guess Leo would say I’m acting like a mechanic, doing preventative maintenance.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Who would do such an evil act to a noble Holy Being? Him, I tell you! Him!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At that session of the NEC I was elected deputy president of the organization while Alfred Nzo, the organization’s secretary-general, was named acting president while Oliver was recuperating. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’ll be lucky to arrive at Ford’s in time for the second act. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He acted like an earlier missing link in the human species. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Seven months of sleepless nights and peering over my shoulder and trying to act normal. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He also described how a Nazi saboteur should act while in America, so he would blend in and not draw attention to himself and the mission. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Mom acted surprised, hung up, then returned to her list and called back everyone who had expressed interest. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only half pay attention when he reads, because Gat has not kissed me or reached out to me since we agreed to act normal. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes my family acts like I don’t know a thing about being Black. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Like Dad always says, When you act too big for your britches, the world has a way of slapping you down. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t screaming and acting crazy like I feared she would. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“You were acting like you didn’t even care.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Even Mr. Jacobs, who should have been clearing the space out, who should have been acting like he was in charge, looked at Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So Julie would spend Sunday afternoon sulking and Bri would spend it gasping and claiming she was fine, and Alex would have to act sympathetic, when all he wanted to do was run. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Vaughan and Burt, who was the president of a bank in Pawhuska, were considered close friends, and Vaughan had long acted as one of Burt’s attorneys. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It was separate because it was acting on its own, responding to what I wanted and how I felt—unstoppable. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Like I said, my controller was acting funny,” Malik claims. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

If I said it, he acted like he might go straight to the kitchen and stab something. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the midst of the chaos Schindler again seized an opportunity to act on our behalf. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Plus, I wanted to see how Margo would act around me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

In an act of pride I told her that I was determined to change all that by becoming the first black South African to win Wimbledon. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is intimidating, and I am so tired of being punished for my legion small acts of defiance. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Almost invisible from a distance, like some kind of trained-mouse act, but very charming. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“On Thursday night, revenge will be ours. Timothy Bartlett shall transform into the Great Timdini! His magic act will crush Ainsley’s cello piece.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

If the capsule wasn’t strong enough to withstand the forces acting on it at max Q, it could sim ply explode. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

If the courts affirmed the act, Priddy believed, he would have complete authority to continue his eugenic efforts at the colony and even extend them to other colonies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

My mother goes into her nice lady act and says almost nothing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I myself could not have acted in any other way.... The very notion, the very sense of defending the Motherland, was the duty of all the men and all the women too.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It seems peculiar but we had to act like this so didn’t no one get spooked. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

My actions—or failure to act—played a direct role in the death of Andy Harris. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And then maybe he would glean himself as his first and only act. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She and Trey are so not acting like family though. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Yishan thought it best just to act as if he understood what the Sea King was talking about. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was missing its bottom half, which stayed on the moon, after acting as a launching pad for the top half. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woodhull asked Congress to issue a declaratory act to clarify the right of all women to vote under the authority of the Fourteenth Amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

By extension, sex has also come to refer to the sexual act. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She acted as if she did not see me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How can you be so calm and act like it was nothing?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Many supported the act’s main goal: to eliminate the drunkenness that had become a national problem and was destroying many families. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Almost as soon as the strike began, the Seattle Central Labor Council called for a general strike of all workers throughout the city—an unheard-of act. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Mama Tataba bent over the table in our mother’s large white apron, which made her look counterfeit and comic, as though acting the role of maid in a play. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, every other Firebird has their act together, and we manage three additional runs, winning the game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“The plumber is downstairs. He wants me to help him figure out why it’s been acting up.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Even if the rebel forces could somehow overthrow the Capitol, you can be sure President Snow’s last act would be to cut Peeta’s throat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

That made it just like Christmas evening except it was getting late and it was still light outside and nobody was telling jokes or acting jolly. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of coming back, he acted like he’d just decided to stroll out there for the sake of thrashing the trees with his belt, and man alive, he did. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well act as if all this were a bad dream." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

See, there were girls in the neighborhood that you could curse around, act stupid, and all that, and then there were girls that you just didn’t. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Tragic part is, Merv’s craftier by half than what he makes out he is. It suits Merv to act the village idiot, ’cause all the other kids expect it.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Immediately, I crossed my arms over my chest and tried to act casual. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s too bad Mother doesn’t repay every van Daan “disappearing act” with a Frank “disappearing act.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“You acted like you couldn’t hang out with anybody but him and Sonny.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Oh, they act like they do, but you can feel it—it’s just a show. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When Hoover became the bureau’s acting director, he created the Identification Division, a central repository for the fingerprints of arrested criminals from around the country. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s different when you hear it from someone who has committed the terrible act of killing someone.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My father composed himself when Amy reentered the room, but when she turned to open the refrigerator door, he acted as though she were tossing a lit match into the gas tank of his Porsche. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Why were they acting so normal, Jaja and Mama, as if they did not know what had just happened? Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty years after Joe and Violet train-danced on into the City, they were still a couple but barely speaking to each other, let alone laughing together or acting like the ground was a dance-hall floor. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That usually meant targeting nonfighters such as Indigenous women, children, and elders with especially brutal acts. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

This follows from what I said: two men acting differently can reach the same result; and of two men acting identically, one reaches his goal and the other does not. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then why were you acting like a girl? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was the first full act of his life; it was the most meaningful, exciting and stirring thing that had ever happened to him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, here we go again. You always act like you have all these emotional problems. It's pathetic. Do you think it's cool? Is that why you act this way?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It's true that Peeta froze me out after I confessed that my love for him during the Games was something of an act. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even this simple act of lifting herself made her head swim. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was precisely to keep from feeling this hate and shame and despair that he had always acted hard and tough toward them; and now he was without defense. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He could figure out the way the sun would act; he could figure... Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As with anyone who has acted successfully, the experience gives Mariela both a thrill and a jolt of confidence—but for her, it confers an additional meaning and benefit. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

We high-five it around the table, acting like this is a big joke, but we all know it isn’t. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I had worked my first steam tables acting as rigid as that server was hostile. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adults are so quick to jump on us kids for acting like that, when they do the same thing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

While I’m trying to think what that means and how I should act—maybe throw up or something—Finnick has positioned himself at the edge of the water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He puts his hands in his pockets, in that way he does when he’s feeling proud of something but trying not to act like it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The fear and despair they had felt a moment earlier were drowned in their rage against this vile, contemptible act. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He acted as if nothing had happened, or as if he had forgotten it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Most psychologists believe that nature — genetics — accounts for about half of the reason why we tend to act the way we do. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad acted as chaperone whenever the pressure of business permitted. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the day approached, Oliver and I were in the township daily, meeting local leaders, discussing plans, and acting in our professional capacity for those being forced out of the area or prosecuted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By sharing a small act of thoughtcrime he had turned the two of them into accomplices. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I act so stupid in the next few years, I wonder what she will think. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I know is that I am supposed to act dumb and never speak of our lives in the city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in desperation, he hopped slowly toward it, trying to act as though he had not noticed that it was there. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to be outcasts, children begged their parents to join the Nazi Party and act like good Nazis. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

What was worse, Lola had made it clear that she too would be acting on sufferance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I just didn’t know what to say or how to act around them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Knowing that he was looking for her and the book would make it harder for her to act normal if he happened to be there again. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He's acting like we all live in the same building and we've just bumped into one another in the hallway. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But resistance workers caught in the act of stealing ration cards, working to overthrow the German regime? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I would drive, Annabeth would defend, and Tyson would act as our pit crew. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

There he dwelt, a prisoner acting like a king. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Under this lies a fact never mentioned aloud, but tacitly understood and acted upon: namely, that the conditions of life in all three superstates are very much the same. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The simple act of being able to control one’s person. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no act more wretched than stealing, Amir,” Baba said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

This woman had ruined the act of the beautiful dancers. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

If her mother hadn’t been acting so strange, Flora would have said something, would have argued more vehemently. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Jack knew his parents were acting braver than they felt. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yours is the class act here, Sonny. Go get ’em.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But now she's skipped over the hoping part and is acting totally sure that this stranger is my relative after one quick glance. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Fourteen more newspapermen told about the smoke and the bones and said that Bigger acted “just like all other colored boys.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He would act like everything in the world had depended on him owning you in that game. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, that would be pretty hard to explain. He just didn’t act like the same boy.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she tried to be around him but acted as if she wasn't trying to be around him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“But at the end of the day,” says Taylor, “the sets don’t even matter. It’s all about the acting.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Did the factors acting in the encounter of Atahuallpa and Pizarro also play a broader role in encounters between Old World and New World peoples and between other peoples? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You are fooling yourselves if you believe otherwise. They will destroy us, if they can. It is time for us to band together. It is time for us to act.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She drove on with bitter breathlessness, “And he’s barely thirty-five and looks and acts younger. Do you suppose he ever sees me as anything but...but what I am?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“He acted like you didn’t exist,” Tats says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

While both of these acts took place, another gang hijacked a truck carrying whiskey. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It was like being forced to act the leading role in a play you’d watched many times but had never actually rehearsed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I replied, pretending like I hadn't just been acting like a lunch monitor, trying not to drop my plate while forking my fish. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I could see Jack’s mother attempting to embrace my mother in an act of solidarity. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My siblings and little cousins continue to act shy around me, huddling together and whispering with each other in Quichua. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what I want people to say, but I know I don’t want to keep acting like I’m not upset. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But Davis ruled that Carter had acted responsibly in deter-mining Edwards’s grade and that education commissioner Kirby had no standing to determine that Edwards was ineligible. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made me sit next to him on his right, and asked me to act as secretary; Jonathan sat next to me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And this place acts like it doesn’t have any future dreams of us. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And even though Elizabeth and I laughed together for a minute in the hallway, she still acted like she didn’t care when Maddy showed up. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He acts the same with everybody, so that you end up feeling like an actual person around him. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bugs said, “Dang, girl, you act like this is the first cardboard jungle I’ve been in, I know how you do dishes out here.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

By the way he was acting I was starting to think that maybe Lefty Lewis was on the lam too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He has done this right through the age of No Child Left Behind and of unyielding educational metrics, which seems to me an act of utter subversion and unwavering conviction of purpose. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

My classmates acted as if I had never left. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“That really irritates me,” Liyana muttered, “that he does one little thing and you act so grateful. I do things every day!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kinzie had made sure she could break her bonds easily, but she’d still be empty-handed against three trained warriors, and she had to act before they put her in a cage. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Because I knew you’d act crazy. Put a hit on them or something.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I had been acting like a child, not a man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few weeks later, an even more unthinkable act shocked Monroeville. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When Safer reappears, Ty and Lucky act like it’s a miracle. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"You've never made such a fuss for me coming over," she says, acting as if her feelings are really hurt. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It is the abdication from option, the act of betrayal itself. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, this boy’s name is always on the board because he acts like a complete moron most of the time. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He acted as if he had been deeply betrayed by the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And with that, he winked, an act that turned the sandwich I’d had the night before into a revolting slime that churned and festered in my stomach. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She gets to whining and rubbing herself ’gainst my legs, acting cattish! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Ma started acting like she couldn’t decide if she was gonna be nice to me or give me a good swatting. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

No matter what the approach, the act always left him in possession of a fresh supply of material, which he could then explore at will. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Muriel, I have commanded you to depart. Your defiance is an act of war.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

These perks act as multipliers, a doubling or tripling down on an already overflowing basket of advantages: the parents’ good genes, the family’s wealth and status, the leafy neighborhood within the excellent school district. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Y’all just act like two people in a relationship is all.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The idea of God in the form of a man appearing on Earth and then doing a “disappearing act,” as Bobby put it, for two thousand years was both “incredible and illogical.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When Scott acted out the part of Mike, using the chicken wings on his plate, George laughed so hard she almost choked. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He acted as if I was supposed to know who he was. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now,” said Slughorn, shifting massively in his seat with the air of a compere introducing his star act. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He’s acting like a jerk, trying to show off, score points. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was scared, seeing the ocean act so strangely. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I remembered how he had acted once before, when he fired two shots into the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The act of folding it away brought her to an obvious realization: it could not have been sent unsealed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

From his courses at Northwestern and elsewhere, and from studying the legendary acting coaches like Constantin Stanislavski, he knows the principles of restraint and control. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I acted the way I wanted to be. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As Barack’s adviser, I was meant to act as a social conduit more than anything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The youngest of Lord Steffon's three sons had grown into a man bold but heedless, who acted from impulse rather than calculation. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dad was like me, he loved putting on a show, or as Momma said, we both loved acting the fool. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you swear, for the rest of your days, to act with honor, courage, and integrity?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She acts like it’s easy not to listen. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The way he had acted had made her cry, and yet the way she had acted had made him feel that he had to act as he had toward her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he’d finished, I felt so much at ease that I started acting normally too. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I didn't inherit Ma's acting talent, and I'm sure Didu sees right through me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

No tickets, no arrests, no luggage search: he was officially licensed to act like a brat. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I said, “Yes, ma’am,” but I was thinking what I really needed to do was get back to South Carol-liney, where folk don’t act so strange and uppity. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Had I met Bess upon a Mississippi plantation, I would have expected her to act as she had. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trees also act as a windbreak—when the grass is sheltered from the wind it can grow higher. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But Athena had no desire now to let the suitors restrain themselves from wounding words and acts. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When June suggested acting out that scene, I didn’t want to at first. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He splashed around, acting like he was a pirate on a sinking ship. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I knew I’d be uncomfortable as hell, but every time I told Kenya no she said I act like I’m “too good for a Garden party.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

They always acted this way—surprised that we remembered how to use words, and use them against them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He was so used to Annabeth providing Greek legend information that he was kind of stunned to actually remember something useful, but he had to act fast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He pushes his hands into his pockets and throws his shoulders back and acts like the world has showered him with more gifts than he can reasonably accept. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

While I didn’t doubt he could have done the ghastly acts he threatened, it was but a rough kindness. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“So just be normal,” he says, “at least for today. Let’s pretend I’m not a mess, let’s pretend you’re not angry. Let’s act like we’re friends and forget what happened.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Yet, after this act of sudden violence, the boys were well treated. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking on the floor of the Senate, he declared the Boston Police Strike was “one of the most dastardly acts of infamy that has ever occurred in this country since the act of Benedict Arnold.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I have to talk, help around the house, sit with the others and, above all, act cheerful! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Self-sufficient as always, his last act was to feel his own pulse at the moment he expired. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I have no information about troops or about the movement of the tribes. I was simply acting as a guide for my friend here.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the same line, Shin saw his uncle’s crimes: disruption of public peace, acts of brutality, and defection to the South. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He just simply could not get used to acting like he ought. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was acting like we were headed for a lark instead of fleeing an epidemic. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the raven were acting like a photon, then an observer on the train and the person standing still would have to agree on the value for the raven’s speed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It’s a juvenile display, the whole act, and pathetic; but it’s something I understand. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace felt like she had missed the second act of a three-act play. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“But white sports officials across the country are working around the clock to get the government to act fast.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turns the music down, and I’m grateful for the little act of Mom-ness. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

If he was acting under instructions from his employers, he should have been paid a bonus. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tragically, his dream was cut short by an act of hate. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I find it very insulting when Lucy acts like this class is beneath her. She doesn’t belong here.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

So the following year, the mayor decrees that his citizens start celebrating the World Series before the first pitch is thrown—an act that, in his confused mind, will ensure a victory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They do not even realize that Captain Smith’s last act, making peace with Parahunt, has saved their skins—for now. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As the day approached when e was to leave her for a comparatively long stay, she grew melting and affectionate, remembering his many acts of consideration and his repeated expressions of an ardent attachment. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he going to spend months—maybe a year—with men who acted as though they had never seen him before? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bragging about a drink named after her, to somehow justify working at an oyster place instead of following her acting dreams. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Wouldn't it be easier if you actually learned acting?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But the guy acted so calm about the whole thing that I found it hard to be afraid. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When my father was not back home by our bedtime, my mother hugged and clutched us, and we felt strange, not knowing what to do, because she had never acted like that. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first of these acts of violence took place on May 8, 1919, in Charleston, South Carolina, after a fight between local blacks and sailors stationed at a nearby naval training station erupted. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Okay. You take girls, for example. They’re copying their moms and magazines and everything to know how to act around guys.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My refusal to play the Games on the Capitol’s terms is to be my last act of rebellion. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Try acting your age and pretending you been outta Possum Moan once or twice.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Neither of those teachers introduced me to the class; they seemed as uncertain as the kids about how to act around a stranger. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think so. You don’t talk right or dress right or act right. You don’t even seem like a runaway.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was acting like every rude teenager I'd been secretly horrified by. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Me and Mom are going to be surprising you for your birthday tomorrow, and I know how you hate surprises, so act surprised.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“And he was acting more peculiar than he normal do!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And will we act in time to save the planet for those who come after us? 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe that after the variety of roles I performed, he is most enthusiastic about me acting sassy and being an angry and emotional woman. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

June frowned and Ivy knew she was acting weird, so she swallowed a few times and looked down at the stone floor. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It is a braver act than sliding down the zip line. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes there is no greater act of adulthood than swearing in front of your own mother. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Houseman also directed, produced, and acted in movies and television. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

And my father acted like his place was assumed from the beginning. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I slip back into the faithful servant act I put on for the Sheriff for just a moment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"This defendant acted with the thought and cunning of an adult! Consequently he is to be sentenced as an adult. Without exception this precocious young man has long since outgrown his youth." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t yet speak Spanish, so Bayona acted as his interpreter as Farmer put his stethoscope to each person’s chest, asked questions, and studied everyone’s X-ray. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Then yet again—pushed by the need to act—to move—to do anything—I went on. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

His whole act is so obviously fake that Natasha’s sure everyone will see through him, but then they don’t. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The act seems to suck some of the life out of Trina. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He demonstrated the exercises of the great acting teacher Stanislavsky, he imitated Charlie Chaplin’s funny walk, and when he was reading about calculus, he explained Zeno’s paradox and the infinite series. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean,” she said, as her heart jumped up in her throat and settled there, “they just don’t act like themselves anymore? That they were nice and then suddenly they aren’t anymore?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

To which Aycliffe replied, A great danger to us all.’Then the man said, ‘Precisely. There could be those who will see it so and act accordingly. You’ll be placed in danger, too.’ Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Fig performed his interpretation of a disappearing act—crouching perfectly still. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Wright tell me, ‘Sarah, quit acting the fool and set still.’ Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In one of the asides that probably prepared us for the job better than any of the approved curriculum items, Kirkley said that occasionally officers did have to act in self-defense. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was Skathis’s dying act—to steal the sky, as though he hadn’t stolen enough already.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Lefty acted as though he had recovered from their parents’ deaths, but Desdemona saw through this. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He thought the league should be a more loosely organized group and act mainly as a recruiting committee for the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was acting like he was doing okay,” she recalls. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We all knew what she meant, but it wasn’t clear which of us was free to act. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was distracted with misery, not only because he knew that he had been acting unwisely and wickedly, but also because he was genuinely in love with the Queen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Small compensation for the way I have acted,” Daedalus said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was a cold-bloodedness in the act which wrung a groan from Arthur; when she advanced to him with outstretched arms and a wanton smile he fell back and hid his face in his hands. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“But it must have been important. She seemed...shaken up. Maybe she got a prophecy or some bad news. Reyna never acted the same around me after that.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At around the same time, records show that Cleopatra also acted alone when she arrested Roman soldiers responsible for murdering the sons of the new Roman governor of Syria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Son, do not act the fool. Renounce! Repent!” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

If only they could act more like a filter, blocking words I don’t want to hear. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

What they call for insurance purposes an act of God. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

To deprive her of the one aggressive act brought to royal completion. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a nice thing to say, but he acts like it meant more than just the words. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But interracial dating, particularly with a married white woman, was for many whites, an unconscionable act. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When Dad started driving and told me about the snow day, I pretended to act surprised. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If the mind’s not strong, the body acts weak, even if it’s not. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He felt that some day there would be a black man who would whip the black people into a tight band and together they would act and end fear and shame. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But why had they acted the way they did in the room with him? A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Children get abused and we sometimes think that everything is normal because they act as if there is nothing wrong. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was acting different today than he had ever acted before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Neely came up and gave us hugs and tried to act happy even though we obviously weren’t. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The book examines how individuals and institutions—victims, perpetrators, and bystanders—know about yet deny the occurrence of oppressive acts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Once the resolutions were agreed upon, they were sent to officials—and some were even acted on. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Neither was Sarai, but she thought if they could act normal, they might feel normal. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Even now it does not feel a wholly natural act so much as it feels like ritual. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The easy smile he wears is an act of betrayal. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You have to research someone and then act like them.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He should just be grateful when people acted normal around him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In the weeks between these two dates, frenzied Americans went to great lengths to obtain as much liquor as possible before the act went into effect. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Gerald liked Rob, who was always cracking jokes and acting silly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they said he had acted “quiet and sane.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the animal feeds on vegetation containing an abnormally high level of nitrates, the microorganisms in the rumen act on the nitrates to change them into highly toxic nitrites. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And why is it a secret, may one ask? If it’s just an innocent act of kindness on the part of Caesar’s little daughter?’ Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“If you act like a child,” I said, “I’ll treat you like one.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She was rich, but she didn’t act like she was rich. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The same rules that apply to if statements apply to those starting with as if or as though: He acts as if he were infallible. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gained trust by acting pleasant and friendly. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Because you put on a big act, kid. You try to get by with a sincerity act. But you’re not kidding me. You live in the closet.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What if you climbed up in a tree and acted as a lookout while I hunted?" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Now frowning, now smiling a secret smile, Turtle acted the part of every brilliant lawyer she had seen on television who was about to win an impossible case. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big Ma had grabbed them by the first scruff of fabric she could get ahold of, bent down, and told them to “act right.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I say anything about Emily, I get the same feeling of disapproval from Soojin even though I’m not the one acting different. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You know, she acted really weird yesterday when I mentioned his name!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

As she did, details in the trunk became clearer, until she realized it wasn’t a single huge tree, but dozens of smaller trees that grew so close together, they acted as one. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

No matter what happens on God’s green earth, Father acts like it’s a movie he’s already seen and we’re just dumb for not knowing how it comes out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I extended my arms to act as a barrier between her and Drew. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And we figured someone like that would have a real crush on Julian, who looked and acted like someone in a KidzBop commercial. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Also, autistic children act out due to increased anxiety and fear, not from autism itself. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

They acted a little bit the way old Ernie, down in the Village, plays the piano. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I heard that book was written anonymously,” is my quick answer, not sure I even want to act like I’ve read it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Whether disguised as Ben Franklin or a lowly drummer boy, he always acted a role in the elaborately staged pageants which he wrote and directed. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back, they probably thought we were Muslim immigrants who were going to cram into Ellie’s little apartment and cook smelly food and act unEnglish or something. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The courts were finally forced to offer “bargain days” on which those accused of violating the act could plead guilty in return for an exceedingly low fine. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“I know. But I’m not going to do my solo act.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“But Thicknesse is only one man. Scrimgeour must be surrounded by our people before I act. One failed attempt on the Minister’s life will set me back a long way.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Neither of us felt like acting that night. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She lets the class act out parts of stories, and sometimes she even turns books into games. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I act like I’m dusting, but what I really be doing is checking to see if that First Presbyterian Bible bookmark’s moved any deeper in the pages. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“For your information I’ll have you know,” the Professor says, “that unlike certain people around here I act my age.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But her act of kindness could do nothing to ease our feelings of loss. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But the way he acted, talking about Mr. Griswold, made her worry that maybe it was a touchy subject. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Through Joe, I enlisted the efforts of white Communist Party members who had resolved on a course of violence and had already executed acts of sabotage like cutting government telephone and communication lines. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to the regular school sessions and the recreation program, classes of every kind were being offered all over camp: singing, acting, trumpet playing, tap-dancing, plus traditional Japanese arts like needlework, judo, and kendo. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

We barely knew what was going on in the first place, and now, if things had changed, we didn’t know what to believe or how to act. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dress just like us, they act just like us, and they want the territory we own. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The way everybody is acting around here, you're supposed to shut up and not do anything but wait, which makes me crazy. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I act angry with Julio so no one suspect that he help us. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Hilly don’t even act like she heard. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I guess the both of us have spent these past few months acting like turtles, slowly revealing our own truths. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure this one is yet ready for one of your youth groups. First she’d best learn to act like a teenager and not a two-year-old.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear,” says Four. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Rocket wasn’t perched on the top of Mom’s dresser, where sometimes he acted like he was a lion or a tiger out in the jungle waiting to pounce on his prey. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She smiled and laughed and always stayed perky, as if acting happy would make her happy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I can tell by the way she chain-smokes on the way home and acts bored and nonchalant, referring, every once in a while, to the real, professional actors by their first names. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Glaucon’s story posed a moral question: could any man resist the temptation of evil if he knew his acts could not be witnessed? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

We had developed a certain affection for our opponent, for despite Pirow’s noxious political views, he was a humane man without the virulent personal racism of the government he was acting for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That girl could use some good acting lessons,” she says. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I’m just a fool, I suppose. ... I acted a ninny.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like I would be acting in a sitcom or something. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

My mind was working like a shotgun with every bullet acting as a question. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Thus, food production, which increases population size, also acts in many ways to make features of complex societies possible. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the weirdness of acting “normal” when nothing really was normal was exhausting. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day on the bus, Windy acts like normal Windy. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Though I acted as though this was the most normal thing in the world, I was amazed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the window was closing, let’s face it, we were going to be blown out of the water by the boys in Iraq if we didn’t act fast. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But the way I figured it, if he was big enough to act like Old Yeller, he was big enough to start learning to earn his keep. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Critics claimed that the act’s wording targeted Muslim communities. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“The advantage to this version of the simulation,” she says, her eyes alight, “is that he can act independently, and is therefore far more effective than a mindless soldier.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As we saw in Chapters 5 and 10, only a few relatively small areas of each hemisphere acted as a “homeland” where food production first arose and from which it then spread. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron acted like he wanted to kiss the heels of Newcharlie's shoes, hanging on to Newcharlie's words like they were something special. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Perhaps some less gifted Order member had needed its assistance, and Dumbledore had acted as carrier? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And when she handed it back to him the next morning, she always acted as if she were handing him something fragile. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She closes the door and walks over to my bed, sitting down beside me like we’re former friends who don't know how to act around each other. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“There are a lot of parents who send their children to your school who find it very difficult to let a hateful act like this...how did you put it? ‘Blow over’?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

In early December, Bush had brought together a small group to act as the bomb project’s civilian overseers: Conant, Briggs, Compton, Urey, and Lawrence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She would drag me out of Africa if it was her last living act as a mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

To mark the paper was the decisive act. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I acted in the capacity of backer, or best-man, to the bridegroom; while a little limp pew-opener in a soft bonnet like a baby’s, made a feint of being the bosom friend of Miss Skiffins. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and tried to believe that this simple act could bring the miracle my parents prayed for. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You make me laugh, Charlotte; but it is not sound. You know it is not sound, and that you would never act in this way yourself.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Vonetta tried to act like she hadn’t heard and kept coloring the Pin Power. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Staying well was a tightrope act for William, and breaking Purple destroyed his balance. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“If he’s going to be a good husband what’s he doing going around acting stupid?” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His stiff forelegs splay out to the sides like stilts, for he’s been caught in the act of reaching down for water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t even know this guy, so stop acting like we owe him anything.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You and I will stand here for the duration of the act. That means the whole thing.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

It’s one thing to conclude that groups of people living in circumstances pretty similar to their ancestors’ act a lot like their ancestors. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

For me, it’s the idea that she’s been considering us through her day, circling the notion of an act, picturing something while I’ve been away sorting through Kwang’s papers, filing, adding figures. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My attempt to act normal was not helped by the fact that every little noise or fleeting movement made me jump. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

One time Momma brought me out here because I was acting up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t know how to act, walking around in circles and jumping on the furniture. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The guy acted sincere as hell, and Brunner was sucking up to him like crazy. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I duck into the record store, hoping to avoid the stares of anyone who saw me acting unbalanced on the sidewalk. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Madam Malkin dithered for a moment on the spot, then seemed to decide to act as though nothing was happening in the hope that it wouldn’t. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Palmer, acting put out with his parents, kept insisting he was not allowed to have visitors upstairs. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“The editor of the newspaper too. None of them were brave enough to act on it. No one except for Candice’s grandmother.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’s live music, a pop act that owed June a personal favor, and they’re covering “American Girl” right now, so Alex grabs June’s hand and spins her onto the dance floor. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You tried to act all down and then you dogged my cousin.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But as she strode past the messy room, determined to act like a decent human being, she heard a strangled little squeak. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Conversation Dad, this girl is making Jordan act weird. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“You can’t act afraid of him, though,” Miller counseled me one day in the lineup room. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The difference in the boys’ descent was clearly shown in the way each acted in face of a great danger which came to them before they were a year old. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says trying to keep a toddler entertained was the best acting experience he’s ever had. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

It’s an improv exercise where two actors are acting in a scene and someone from the audience calls out, “Freeze!” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

She acted like a monkey-sock doll that has been run through the machine. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether or not he made it back to New Rome after the war, Jason had to step up now and act like a praetor. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It scared me the way she was acting, like a little kid. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then Stan’s father had barely said hello and his mother was this really timid thing who’d passed around potato chips and acted like everything was cool. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Which is so like Gram—if you gave her an old beer can she'd act pleased and say it was just what she wanted. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Reading is the act of listening and speaking at the same time, with someone you’ve never met, but love. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But then, during the first orbit, the capsule’s automatic control system began to act up, causing the capsule to pull back and forth like a badly aligned car. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Do you believe,” she was asked, “that women working with men have to think like a man, work like a dog, and act like a lady?” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Because her cat acted like all cats do,” Hagrid continued doggedly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His speechlessness seemed to be an act of refinement. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“No, I cannot leave until I have acted my scene. Do you not remember our plan and your part in it?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Cora’s own act of murder he excused as a matter of self-protection, but Red’s naked bloodthirstiness was another matter. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Not like at home, where Mom was always asking me to calm down, keep quiet, or act my age. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

They all act as if they are in love with Captain Smith and our soldiers. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

First, he acted while things were peaceful and when he had no fear of opposition. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Title II of that act established a National Education Standards Improvement Council, which was charged with finding appropriate organizations to write standards. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Which is odd, considering you are acting like a psychopath,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

People act like it's the most important thing humans do, but come on. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He came to town acting like our mouthpiece, here to tell our story to the world. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“And do they want people to act like this?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped food from my chin and said firmly, “Katie, you know you’re not going to be able to act like that much longer.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now, in Reykjavik, despite being the recipient of numerous acts of kindness and generosity, Bobby began finding fault, negatively overgeneralizing, and snapping at those who’d shown him the most loyalty. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some boys acted as messengers, running from bunker to bunker if the phones went dead. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the winter of 1926, acting on a whim, he exposed a cohort of flies to an even lower dose of radiation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I try to act casual, as if I don’t think about her every day when I walk into school without a friend. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It was keeping tabs on everything going on around you and making sure you were acting appropriately, while leaving you free to concentrate on the main problem at hand. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was supposed that the pearl buyers were individuals acting alone, bidding against one another for the pearls the fishermen brought in. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of a head teacher telling you you have to leave, it’s more that everybody in the rest of society acts like you don’t exist. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

They act as if I'm some sort of devil child because I don’t like to go to church and would rather read books than socialize with them. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And TaShon, who didn’t say “boo” to me for years, is acting like I invited him in to stay. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He also explained that, like in the movies, occasionally one or two bad dragons can come to earth and wreak havoc on the people, though most act as our protectors. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanton recognized their participation as a feminist act, even if the language in the resolutions was tamer than she had wanted. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

However, they would not in any case have lived much longer, for at their next stopping place, the Island of the Sun, the men acted with incredible folly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had seen his fill of people eating and drinking and acting like clowns, jabbering like ... so that's it: jabbering, dropping clues. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might pretend to go and then turn back, and catch me in the act of stealing the cart and suit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

If being a man meant always having to act confident and never being able to admit feeling sadness or self-doubt, it was just as much of a trap as being a woman was. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I cannot abide those who would act cowardly in the face of a social injustice. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The struggle against the sea is an act of physical combat, and there is no escape. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Emmanuel knows that scientific progress cannot be stopped, and that someone else will eventually discover gravitons, but he admires the symbolism of the act. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I glue my eyes on the bike, thinking about Lolo and all the ways he’s been acting strangely. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

To act as if I’m not worried at all. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

A burst of activity on the animal’s part makes it act all the faster. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Where I’m from, when people run up on you, you gotta act quick.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

O'BRIEN Mr. Harmon, did you discuss with anyone that you would act as a lookout or that you would check out the store? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the day, I do my best to act like a Mask on the verge of graduation—smug, brutish, violent. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But she’d just never acted like she was at all interested in boys. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We’re acting like a couple, and everyone who comes around to talk to us is treating this like it’s totally cool. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

But I ain't about to give it back to her right now, not with my hair acting the way it is. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Another scientist wanted to know if the similarity Gartler was seeing between cell lines was just the effect of spontaneous transformation making all cells act the same. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I fought off a shiver, trying not to dwell on the fact that the appearance of the Doctor always signaled catastrophe in the next act. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But as we were entering the gym, he asked, “So, did you stab Edward Cullen with a pencil or what? I’ve never seen him act like that.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I try to act like it’s no big deal. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He might well have guessed why his son was coming home at long last, and acted accordingly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It got under Obie’s skin, mostly because he suspected that it was an act, that Archie wasn’t as cool as he pretended to be. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As sour as Mrs. Caruthers was about oatmeal, Ophie didn’t want to see how she acted if one of her dishes got chipped. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The deal was that if this thing would go away, I'd repay the world by performing some unexpected act of kindness. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In a way I was glad to find my father depressed, because that was a perfectly normal reaction to being in jail—and Dad acting normal wasn’t something you could take for granted. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

All applauded the advice and Agamemnon confessed that he had acted like a fool. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You act like you’re too important to be anywhere, ever. Doesn’t that get exhausting?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to go to jail? Get shot up in the streets? Take that Black Panther mess off and act like you know better.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He’s acting like we’re about to engage in serious physical labor. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

In January 1957, Katherine’s daughters went back to school, and she went back to work: the second act of her life was about to begin. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad are acting really weird lately. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

This was Coach's way of telling me that I better stop acting up in school. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Thalia would not have been my first choice to go on this quest. She’s too impetuous. She acts without thinking. She is too sure of herself.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The man has to stop in his tracks, act like he’s going into a shop. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was pretty worried about how she acted there, but the more I think about it, the more confident I am that Sparkle will figure things out. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Each time he hurt himself or acted out, his time in isolation was extended. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I know for a fact that the girls at my lunch table still act like boys have cooties! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to be as clear as I could, and acted as if I myself were teaching the class rather than merely acting as a springboard for Rav Gershenson’s comments. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Finn didn’t have an act, he didn’t have a game. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She acts gleefully impulsive, but in reality, I don’t think there’s anything impulsive about her. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

At the end of the act the rehearsal ended temporarily. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I mean, whenever you get nervous, your stomach acts crazy,” she said. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

How could I be calm when he was the one acting all weird? Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But she still acted rich and, like Grandpa, had the manner of one who expects to be obeyed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The Laughing Man’s last act, before turning his face to the bloodstained ground, was to pull off his mask. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She looked around nervously and then pointed at her imaginary audience, yelling, “How can I act in front of you people? You’re all naked! This is extremely rude!” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ambrose looked up at me, frozen halfway through the act of digging coins out of his purse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once when she was excited and caught her shirt-tail in the electric fan he acted in such a kindly way that she was not embarrassed at all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

For the next few days my mother and father acted as if the other were invisible. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

As in: If JB hadn’t been acting so silly and playing around, he would have cut one lock instead of five from my head and avoided this calamity. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

If Lee had any cavalry at his disposal, they would act as his eyes and ears, scouting ahead and returning with the truth. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I did not act in this fashion deliberately; I did not prefer this kind of relationship with people. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stories circulating in the Philadelphia press suggested that Adams had acted impulsively because his politically savvy wife had not been available to talk him out of it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I’d spent a year now working with Valerie in the mayor’s office, acting as a liaison to several of the city’s departments, including Health and Human Services. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

By law, it was the Treasury Department that had to enforce these acts, and Elizebeth and her team were the Treasury’s “eyes and ears.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She remembered a hundred and one little tendernesses and acts of thoughtfulness on the part of her father. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was only trying to be friendly, and he was acting like this was a CIA interrogation under hot lights. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

In fact, I was beginning to believe that walking away from Ocean now, at a time like this, would be the greatest act of cowardice. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was the only one who dared to speak back to the patron, despite the beatings his father gave him every time he caught him in the act. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t know how to walk over and act like I belong. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He’s acting too frightening to love, and her lies are another rejection, but she’s in an impossible bind she can’t fake her way out of. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In the act of running down the stairs in pursuit, he paused. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Harry paused in the act of pulling on a jumper and glanced at the silent, motionless Sneakoscope on the table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It had been a rash act to come here at all, and sheer folly to arrive together; though it was true that they had come by different routes and only met on O’Brien’s doorstep. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In erecting this high standard, the Court knew full well that the standard could not be met absent an admission that a prosecutor or judge acted because of racial bias. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I will still act like your mother, no matter what you call me,” said the robot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t want to pretend to be a celebrity and act like a jerk, either. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was like playing a crazy game of charades—except that I had to play both sides—the acting out and the guessing. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her final act of spite was to fall at Briony’s feet and sting her toes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"Put it down, old man," I said, thinking, Why am I acting from pride when this is not really me? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was it about him that made me act like a complete idiot, practically begging him to walk me home even after he lied about following me into CVS? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But I try to act delighted that my bridal photo shoot is here at last. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Truth be told, I don't know if I was as fascinated with acting as much as I was with the cult of celebrity. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Not that she was ready to act on these notions, but there was a slow thaw occurring within her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Reginald then was only sixteen, but, a six-footer, he looked and acted much older than his years. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bonobos weren’t supposed to act like this — we’d already gone a few miles, more than they would ever range in one direction in the wild. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re starting to act like one of those girls. Do you need to get me a gun?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After my weeks of travel, when I had seen constantly the rawness of man’s contempt for man, the mere act of resting in this atmosphere was healing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I acted the part of the young page when needed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how long the knocking’s been going on when it dawns on me that the noise I’m hearing isn’t coming from my sewing machine acting up but from someone at the window. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that I could barely read what I’d been assigned, barely form a complete sentence in classroom conversations most days—it was more how everyone acted. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Capturing images suddenly seems to her an act of cruelty. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was apparently a big deal that we even got to perform; some committee had whittled down a stack of submissions and chosen, of the many, only ten acts to be onstage today. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Tiny is acting like I don't exist, so I smile and say, "I'm gonna leave you two boys alone now." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The college was too small to accept this act of defiance against the abyss of contemporary academia.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francis always said what he meant and assumed that I acted the same way. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

They came shyly down the lane, like well-meaning acton who were trying to do their best, but who were not good at acting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why was he acting and feeling this way? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even have to put on any act for this black giri; she was already sick of me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing that had lived in the Horcrux had vanished; torturing Ron had been its final act. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You guys always act like I'm not interested in you—but nobody is ever interested in me, and I don't get mad about it. You guys never want me around.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Just yesterday Zack declared I was acting all superior because I told him I was too busy to help him study for his vocabulary test. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“What, you don’t think we can act human if we want to?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But here's what my parents actually helped me discover by driving me to theater school every week: I totally sucked at acting. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I acted more as a courier than a secretary.’” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec acted first, clearly wanting to take advantage of the situation. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I act affronted, but since I’m half eyeing the Mercator girl and half looking into the garden for Helene, Grandfather isn’t convinced. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was two years older than Richard, but he didn’t act it. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“What did they do to you? You’re acting like a lunatic.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was looking at me closely and with hope—as if I could clear things up for her, tell her the inside story as to why colored people were acting up in this way. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The play on words here depends on ‘fact’ being both a synonym for ‘deed’ and ‘act’ but also a word used specifically for unlawful deeds and acts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“When a man’s beloved wife dies, he mourns her forever—even if he marries again for companionship. Your mother is a hard act to follow. She will always be the love of your life.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I had not considered how physical an act of seduction would be. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hana acts like she knows so much more than me about everything. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“When I was a little girl, I used to insist on sleeping under the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve! I wanted to catch Father Christmas in the act. Wasn’t that ever so naughty of me?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“It just occurred. I just applied to university and got in. I acted completely on faith that I could rely on my mother, without even realizing that I was relying on my mother.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I have heard about the masquerades in England, with their grand costumes and music and acting, but only nobles are allowed to see them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I was little, she stopped acting and worked in a sports-equipment store. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped and looked at me like he’s puzzling, then said, “I’m going to have to do some more contemplating over this. On the one hand this might be an act of conjuration.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“You act like you never saw a dead body before,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He forced himself to walk forward, trying to seem innocent without acting like someone who was guilty who was trying to act innocent. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Myna, you copy everything they do and act like you know what you doin’! Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The normal part, which won’t let such an unacceptable act slide just because there are bigger things to worry about. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It captured the hopes and dreams of the people and acted as a blueprint for the liberation struggle and the future of the nation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One good piece of news is that the Labor Exchange was set on fire in an act of sabotage. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I had wanted the school to act like a switch, something that would turn her on again from the second she walked through the door. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Holmes began acting like a dutiful husband. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Was he working for another scythe or acting alone? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She’s not looking at me, but she doesn’t try to push past me as if I don’t exist, the way she acted the day before yesterday—the way I thought she would this morning too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was trapped in a cycle of acting out and punishment. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I don't know whether he was just trying to be facetious or if he actually worried that I walked around campus acting like a raving lunatic. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was acting like everything was normal, like this was a regular Sunday with us hanging out together on the porch, playing go fish or spit. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

A sudden thought leaped into Pippin’s mind, and he acted on it at once. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that he’d always acted nervous and fidgety when we left Yancy, as if he expected something bad to happen. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The act, in effect, abolished poll taxes, literacy tests and other barriers to equal opportunity at the ballot box. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made his act of contrition and listened as Father Mulrooney gave his sacramental absolution. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I rolled it up and tossed it midway on the tarpaulin to act as a barrier, however small. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They also knew they must act now or never. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But he acts as if we were in those old days, when he couldn’t understand anything I said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The students used it as an excuse to act out, and she seemed to think only the worst of us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He used to act all addlepated when he was round her, like she was honey and he was the buzzin’ bee. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him I'd been working up an act and could use a little accompaniment. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The horrible scene of the preceding day was for ever acting before my eyes; the females were flying and the enraged Felix tearing me from his father’s feet. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the week, the church would act as a school that taught women who wanted a domestic job the skills they needed. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The belief in parental power is manifest in the first official act a parent commits: giving the baby a name. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He felt that his acting in this manner was a mistake. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“She’ll be eighteen in two months. Now’s the time to act. Opportunity is knocking. I’ve got no choice. Now’s the time to open the door.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

His grip on Mark began to loosen, and as soon as it did, Mark acted. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Times like when a snake is in her garden and she acts surprised. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Later the typically reserved Englishman confessed, “I must have acted like a child.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They knew that there would be times and circumstances during which our society would be threatened by the acts of individuals. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he certainly wasn’t acting like the Timothy I’d been living with. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the U-2 incident, CIA officials approached Donovan to act as an unofficial broker in a spy trade of Abel for Powers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed how differently they all acted, although sometimes they were the same people who jumped and shouted in church. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She and her friends act like we don’t exist most of the time.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The reason I know this is because Mr. Piper likes to write names on the board when kids act up, which is totally juvenile, but sometimes teachers treat us like we’re seven years old. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle tells us that we can't do even this simple act. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

So that, and the gin, and the dark, were enough for us to act on what had been there all summer. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

At that moment the old bear, the final act of the day, appeared through one of the side gates. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And maybe that’s why Dad acted so crazy about the South and segregation. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then, without describing the daunting task faced by black nurses or praising them for acting fearlessly when everyone else had fled in terror, he attacked them. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Once again, fear of the consequences kept our men from acting. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“And here are the Gryffindors!” yelled Lee Jordan, who was acting as commentator as usual. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He refuses to go to Christmas services with them, and they take that as the ultimate act of betrayal. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Liam pretended he was hauling a line in, and Zu actually stopped her frolicking to act it out with him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Matt also told me that MoMo always had red lights, and that the girls that come to these parties ain't all uptight and stank acting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes. He was alarmed. Tell me, how did he act when he received the first letter?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even worse, his act of solicitude for a good friend resulted in his forever being known as the junior partner in a momentous discovery. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A few months ago the Russians stormed the village and reportedly committed vicious acts of brutality. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed I had misread the situation between Sohrab and Ali-Reza, who had acted like friends, but were clearly engaged in some sort of personal vendetta that could only be settled through soccer/non-American football. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Slowly, very slowly, turn toward the judge, act dumb, and ask her to repeat the question. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want my child to pass the eighth grade; she acts like I’m a prison warden,” she says to no one in particular. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She saw no reason to explain her act or excuse it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of common freeriders would have served if all that Stannis had in mind was scouting, Jon Snow reflected, but knights are better suited to act as messengers or envoys. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Why is Mom acting more emotional than me? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But now he always had to ask himself, Am I acting like myself? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Family Betrayals Instead of acting on Ptolemy’s behalf, Berenice soon got rid of Cleopatra VI and seized complete control of her father’s reign. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

If Giebel had been the only person acting out of character in the quest for crazy-quilt expansion, it would have been more difficult to excuse or explain his actions. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sounded like he was trying to act mean but couldn’t help laughing instead. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"You have the right of it. I was acting the boy." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Malcolm, the acting head counsellor for Athena, coughed into his fist. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He’d passed only a couple of freshman football players who acted like they were too cool to notice him stroll by. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I tried to act as if it did not matter. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blinked deliberately, expecting my eyelids to act like lumber­jacks. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now he wasn’t drinking at all and he wasn’t working, and the wrong thing about Johnny was that he wasn’t drinking but he was acting like he was drinking. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I acted like I was in charge, but, the fact is, Joe seemed to know where he was heading and I just needed to let him have his way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both men seemed to be acting in a dream. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

This force Newton called gravity, and believed that it acted at a distance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Poppy acted as if their modern apartment on the Ramallah road was still surrounded by shepherds. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to act sober around her, and she didn't seem to notice that anything was wrong. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

At last I was in a position to make suggestions and have them acted upon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Timothy said that the sand in the sea water acted like a grindstone on the sharp edges of the coral. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Show up, listen, and act so she knows you heard her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He acted as if he hated foreigners, especially me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why is Soojin acting like none of those things matter anymore? Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then having made up his mind he acted swiftly; and catching up Pippin and setting him before him, he turned Shadowfax with a word. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But I don’t know how to act strong, be strong all the time, when I’m mostly scared and alone and lonely. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was too old to act like a frigging wild animal, but he was the baby of the family and we still treated him like one. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was also to live by the spirit of dragons, and Father felt that no dragon would let such an act go unpunished. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, I was a teenager, deathly fearful of disappointing her but too prideful to act like it mattered. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They are an elegant act of racism, killing fields authored by federal policies, where we are, all again, plundered of our dignity, of our families, of our wealth, and of our lives. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I missed you while I was in Pakistan. A lot. I’m sorry I’ve been acting weird,” I say. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

But the mere act of running cheered up The Goober. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did all those police act as a deterrent, but they also provided the manpower to imprison criminals who might have otherwise gone uncaught. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I said, aware he seemed angry but thinking he was just putting on an act for April Fool’s Day, “Oh yeah? What did I say?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s a relief seeing him act like himself, and the thought occurs to me that in the space of a couple of hours all my friends have been acting strange. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I never before thought that not caring could be a revolutionary act. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Never learning how to dress properly, or how to act at a formal dance. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

An enormous percentage of those who engage in violent acts, for example, have some kind of psychiatric disorder or come from deeply disturbed backgrounds. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you act, it’s like you have so many more ways of seeing, and more parts of you are alive than in real life. Everything you are comes out.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Almost every one of the radiant divinities could act cruelly or contemptibly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked their readiness to act, but they seemed lost in folly, wandering in a fantasy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The measure of his past triumphs was sufficient reason in itself to act differently; only a genius of his stature could play like a ten-year-old boy and still get the right answer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It did not even help when Mayor Clarkson acted on another recommendation from the College of Physicians. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

She acted as if she really believed people in this world cared about other people and would actually stick their neck out, just because she did that for other people. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Both demonstrate that acting in one’s self- interest does not always best serve one’s self- interest. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anger over the Bantu resettlement plan prompted Mayor Swaney to act. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Not the type to try and get his freak on if you just even act a tiny bit like you might like him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They seemed convinced that I was acting out because of Rocco. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There were about twenty people in the car, but most sat at the other end, avoiding the four teenagers, because they were, as eyewitnesses would say later, “horsing around” and “acting rowdy.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vervets have been known to waltz into a thicket, ignoring a fresh trail of python tracks, and then act stunned when they actually come across the snake itself. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how strange her mom acted, I could see she loved her daughter. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My father was outraged by the Irgun act, but said nothing more about it after his first burst of anger. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

At one time I had liked the idea, that the act, at least, had bound us together; we were not ordinary friends, but friends till-death-do-us-part. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And some of the others in the household, so they might act as our servants?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Normal chairs with legs and backs act as trapezes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My arms acted like windup toys gone bananas. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I had no idea there was such a need for calamine lotion among the indigent, but that selfless act of charity will be forever embalmed on my mind. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And he sought to distinguish what Reggie had done—the act of texting and driving—from other negligent behaviors with terrible consequences. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Was it possible for someone to act the way she did because that was just the way she was? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It was a very practical application of acting with a very difficult audience. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had a feeling it would not be her final mischievous act of the night. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She tried to remember how Peris had acted when she’d crashed the Garbo Mansion party. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

At 2100 hours, he said—less than twenty minutes from now—every man there was going over the top; anyone who stayed behind would be court-martialed; it was time, he added, to act like marines. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We need to see how the powder acts under pressure,” Quentin said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Both times, nobody acts like there’s anything weird about it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

‘I must act before they get any higher. Only an onager such as this can make the shot. I will singlehandedly -’ ‘Centurion,’ said a voice behind him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

This time the swim team’s chaperone, Ada Sackett, caught her in the act. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And this small act of humanity in the middle of my big act of craziness: It just gets me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“We have to return at the regular Saturday-afternoon time. We have to act normal, natural, unconcerned.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you...I wouldn’t dare act as though they weren’t my ancestors. I wouldn’t let anything happen to them, the boy or girl, if I could possibly prevent it.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The only kid that acted like he was having any fun was Byron. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd walk around me, staring, acting all puzzled, till Tariq or someone would ask him what he was doing, and he'd say he was looking for the strings that were holding me down. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I acted the way I bet you wanted to act all along. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z