| 单词 | acting |
| 例句 | Immediately, the Sitka came alongside Endurance and, with a whale carcass acting as a bumper between the two vessels in the heavy waves, piloted the ship into Grytviken. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z This is a sign that A murdered B; unless of course A’s knife has been stolen from him, or B attacked A, so that A was acting in self-defence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 We figured that if we were all in the yard acting like the fighting was no big deal, maybe the neighbors would feel the same way. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 And here it is, memorized for your pleasure: Relating to photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Why is G’ma acting so funny when it comes to Dad? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I’m not the one keeping secrets and acting shady. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Your unconscious, in this sense, was acting as a kind of mental valet. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He came to town acting like our mouthpiece, here to tell our story to the world. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z And here was Hank, acting like we were the most important people in the world. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 And the juniors were acting different because they are now the seniors. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, As I entered the school this morning, still tired from our trip, I noticed that everyone was acting weird, like something crazy happened. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 It was strange seeing Mrs. Baylor's son not in his painting clothes but in an actual suit, and Lily acting as if she'd known him all her life. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z 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 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 “You let go,” said the woman, who was surely Beverly’s mother, even though she wasn’t really acting like a mother. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “Laid right on that sidewalk and cried. Been acting like a baby ever since.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Shut up about Mommy, will you? And the ironing. You’re only on this mission because I requested you! Now start acting like a professional or get back to the perimeter!” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 And his dad kept acting like he wasn't there. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Ask him to give the cops the plate number and tell them that the driver of this vehicle, a black Civic, was acting suspi-ciously in the environs of Valedale Boulevard.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Stop acting like a baby,” I told her. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Stop acting like it’s forever and you’re some kind of martyr. I wish there was a place I could go, where I’d be guaranteed three meals a day.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “No problem, just the lock acting a little funny.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z 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 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 Vernon was last seen two days ago; family members stated he had been acting unusually quiet the past week. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She knew she was acting like a baby. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z So why are people acting like it is? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Did you notice the way he was acting?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “He’s acting strangely. I’m not sure he’s thinking this through.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The closer we got to Little Rock, the more I saw my mother and grandmother losing their power as adults, acting more like children or humble servants. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “No,” said Mr. Popper, “I have a better idea. We will keep the penguins. Mamma, you have heard of trained seals, acting in theaters?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I could tell it wasn’t the first time he said it that way, acting like Wally was beneath him. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I tell the truth: “I’ve been acting ever since I can remember. But never onstage.” You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z 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’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 “You’re acting out of line,” said my father, pointing at me. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s fine, Elijah, but don’t be counting on Cooter to go with you. Schoolteacher Travis just come by and said the boy’s acting the dunce at school again.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z All around us, the manticore s minions were still acting completely nuts. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was the “acting like a lady” term of the equation that was so vexing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z "Well, I'm not sure. It might be acting a little strange." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Harder than getting the message, perhaps, was acting on it when you got it. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I heard her and Sunny are acting like detectives now!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I feel myself acting like a lunatic, but I can’t stop. 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 I should be acting with more caution, moving with more urgency. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z 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 It ties closely to acting and storytelling, and I learned all three from my father, who was a master craftsman. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nathan wasn’t sure if Uncle Jet set it up for acting so terribly toward them, or if he was so bored that he had nothing better to do. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Something about the way Darius is moving, the way people are acting around him, and the way he’s smiling, lets me know that he’s being phony. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Phoebe said, “I wonder if Mary Lou is embarrassed because of the way her parents are acting.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z 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 He just stands there on the sidewalk, with his arms crossed, acting like he's too good for all this. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Numbers from strain gauges, measuring forces acting on various parts of the planes structure. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Isis and Betty’s time behind the glass had improved their acting skills. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Was he saying she wasn’t acting happy enough to be here? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I strolled up the driveway acting real casual. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z ‘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 The idiot’s mother was there, acting as an interpreter. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, she was the only one of us acting normal. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He was still acting like he was afraid to get the ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She made me real nervous—but she also kept Lice Peeking from acting up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z When pressed further she said she was acting on “instructions” from Mr. Woodall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Schools of silver fish dart in and out, acting with one mind. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 “Got it,” I said to Robbie, who also could not ruin my mood no matter how he was acting. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 "Here I'm forty-five and he's been acting like he's my old man!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But now with school starting, my time will be my time and I can get back to acting. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z 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 “I don’t understand,” I say, “why they care what I think, as long as I’m acting how they want me to.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And she was not acting at all now as she had acted when he first saw her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It's just that Noodles was always acting wild, so she had to put him in his place. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z 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 “But believe me, being another guy with another NYU undergrad degree in acting, it’s like there’s a zillion of us actors here.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “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 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 Amazingly, Chicago’s acting chief of police continued to insist that he was “very well pleased with conditions.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But they could never manage to do things sensibly if that meant acting independently, and since staying awake all night was impossible, they had both gone to sleep. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “It’s driving everybody crazy. There’s too much going on in the world for you to be acting like some big baby.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z 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 But with hard work, a little bit of luck, and a lot of good acting, I might just be able to fake it. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Instead I put all my money toward dance classes and acting classes that I took in the mornings at a little studio in Elmhurst. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I had snuck into Hollows through a back entrance, acting the part of an errand boy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Not saying a word, Smith moved closer and closer, acting as a party to the conversation and entering the inmate’s personal space until he stepped back in frustration. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lucky? How is what happened this morning lucky? Lolo was acting plain loco.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like I would be acting in a sitcom or something. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I took another step, acting as casual as I could. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And I think the nurse with me now knows it, too, judging by how congratulatory she’s acting that I made it through the night. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Have you done any acting?” said the opossum. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t understand why everyone was acting so scared. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z 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'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 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 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 "I got this to say. You're acting like a crowd of lads." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 was acting like he hadn’t made Stephanie cry, like he hadn’t made Erin afraid to come to school, like he hadn’t made my life miserable. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z 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 Once again, fear of the consequences kept our men from acting. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 I mean, to me this was a major revelation, and he was acting like it was no big deal. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The ‘sane’ murderer is thought of as acting upon rational motives that can be understood, though condemned, and the ‘insane’ one as being driven by irrational senseless motives. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Mr. Larson leaned forward across his desk to take it, acting surprised. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “No one’s acting the way they usually would.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z 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 “All right, Momma,” I call, acting like I’m hanging up. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 How could I be calm when he was the one acting all weird? Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I want my heart but my brain is acting up. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I wasn’t acting my usual self, I was acting more like a grownup. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you ask me, I think all cops need training on race relations. That girl was just being a teenager, and teenagers shouldn’t be brutalized for acting their age.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It was as though I were acting out a scene from some crazy movie. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 Everyone was acting wild, like it was the end of everything. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Malcolm, the acting head counsellor for Athena, coughed into his fist. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If I am acting like my mom, this is one of her “see, I told you” moments. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z As I step over the threshold, I feel I am entitled to happiness, even if my best friend is acting weird and making me paranoid. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 I think of her as a woman for whom every act is done for show, is acting rather than a real act. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Had I informed this woman that when she pushed my son, she was acting according to a tradition that held black bodies as lesser, her response would likely have been, “I am not a racist.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I feel normal enough to say, “Now I’m your baby? You haven’t been acting like it.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z 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 He was acting, and had ceased to be real. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But the weirdness of acting “normal” when nothing really was normal was exhausting. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "I beg you the honor of acting in your place. Give this task to me, my lord, and I swear I shall not fail you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah, she stopped by to say hi to everyone like she always does. Some strange guy came into the restaurant, acting like he knew everybody. Abuela didn’t seem to like him very much.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z 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 “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 “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 I'm getting lots of practice at acting like nothing's wrong. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 But before he asked why we were acting weird, something else important dawned on me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “That evening,” recalled his tent-mate Charlotte Fox, “I couldn’t tell that Scott might have been sick. He was acting like Mr. Gung Ho, getting everyone psyched up like a football coach before the big game.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “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 “My dad loves them. Sometimes he walks around with his shirt off, singing, acting like he’s Roger Daltrey, but he’s so my dad, and he looks like a scrawny lawyer from Boston,” I said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Palmer, acting put out with his parents, kept insisting he was not allowed to have visitors upstairs. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z From his shouted questions, Ann understood that Minnie had told him his wife was acting too friendly with the men who bought liquor at the house. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 Pa warns him: “Don’t spoil things in the meantime by acting too hastily.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He was acting so different, all glum, and wiseacre answers. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This business of friendship was a curious thing, I thought, almost as difficult to learn as the business of acting. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you got out of acting,” I say, stunned, “because of annoying ringlet-haired casting assistants.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Maybe I was just trying to impress Art3mis by acting fearless. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They were acting like it was business as usual here at Palmetto Middle School—Home of the Whippoorwills. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Proteins enabled chemical reactions, speeding and controlling the pace of biochemical processes, thereby acting as the switchboards of the biological world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z 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 The $64,000 question: How do we figure out whether an ing word is acting like a verb or like a noun? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 It was weird, almost awkward, watching Special Agent Gonzales and Mamá acting like teenagers around each other, but it was also kind of cute. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And why was Omi here, acting like nothing had ever happened? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly Holmes began acting like a dutiful husband. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Holmes understood that powerful new forces were acting upon Chicago, causing a nearly miraculous expansion. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad are acting really weird lately. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z 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 To see her with another boy, acting like she didn’t know me, after I raised her, after all the nights we spent together. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She tried to cover, acting like she was just walking along next to him, double-time. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 Me and Moms and Derek are like real family; so is Pops when he’s acting right, which means when he’s working. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Your mom’s staring at her phone right now. You don’t have to keep acting mad.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I don’t want him, or anyone else, to see Lolo acting weird. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “You’re acting like you don’t know how to count money. Your mother didn’t teach you anything?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Uh-huh,” I say, acting like I might know what that means. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “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 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 Lyra thought this young woman had a nerve, acting as if it were her own laboratory, but she nodded meekly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And as a reward for my first major acting role, I have a whole plate of chocolate-chip macadamia nut cookies to myself. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course it's Eden—still acting like a little engineer even with the plague. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Since we became the Freedom Writers, people have been acting even crazier than ever. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Harry looked into the sunken face and believed that Ollivander was not acting. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z This includes my job, my acting classes, the unions I’ve joined, etc. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “You calling me fat?” she asked, acting insulted. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z This distance feels wrong, awkward, yet in some ways it seems easier than acting as though we have a bond. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “She is acting crazy. Who knows what could happen to her?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to jump up and say, “Phoebe’s mother has disappeared and that is why Phoebe is acting like a complete donkey,” but I didn’t. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She tells him that he can’t stay with this woman, that he’s still getting over the loss of Annet and his friends, and that he’s acting rashly. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z 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 “Why are you acting like such a brat?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “How come you acting so cold tonight?” he asked. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 The next day, Bobby Gene was acting under protest. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The class drifted off, the girls holding their stomachs, the guys pushing each other around and acting like doo- fuses. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z 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 Sometimes they mean the group acting as a whole, sometimes the members of the group. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 No one really cringes if I bump into them anymore, and people borrow my pencils without acting like the pencil has cooties. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 She gets to whining and rubbing herself ’gainst my legs, acting cattish! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Not acting. This is my voice—just woke up. I don’t think you’re in any way, shape, or form a donut, trust me on that. I’m not chatting you up. I respect the boycott.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Gerald liked Rob, who was always cracking jokes and acting silly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “This is why I got out of acting.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Like someone in a play who isn’t very good at acting. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Then I caught a glimpse of Jennifer, who was acting like she was dodging bird pellets. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z His arms were practically falling off his body from gunshot wounds, but he was acting like he was just fine. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The diagnosis is “confidential,” but we all assumed his ulcers were acting up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still acting funny and overheating, in spite of Neil having worked on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I don’t mean they were running around acting black. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z 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 “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 She was acting like I could understand what she was meaning on the back side of her words! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He says the fall was twelve feet, and that Shawn began acting strangely as soon as he regained consciousness. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z 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 Graham is always on Andrade’s mind, and today is no exception, with these foster kids in the holding cell who are acting out because their brother is a Decker. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z From the way Beatrice was acting, Roy assumed they weren’t alone on the property. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognized now that I was being offered something more than just a career as a player, acting out a variety of roles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z We had watched many scenes like this since his return, with Papa acting so crazy sometimes you could almost laugh at the samurai in him, trying to cow her with sheer noise and fierce display. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The jagged roots, acting as a drag, had stopped it from falling all the way into the stream. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was bad enough having Count Olaf acting in loco parentis and announcing himself as their father, but to consider this man her husband, even for the purposes of a play, was even more dreadful. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z 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 “Stop acting like you know how I feel. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 He’s acting like what happened between us didn’t happen, so I am too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It’s not ideal, I get that, but Simon’s acting like it’s apocalyptical. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z —Well, he’s been doing a lot more “acting out” lately. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 “Some job for the Ministry, trying to sort out who was being forced to act, and who was acting of their own free will. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mom must have figured that this was as good a time as any for Dad to start acting remorseful, even if he didn’t mean it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Well, he’s not,” Poe says, acting like it’s no big deal. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The regent was acting in accordance with Thembu law and custom, and his own motives could not be maligned: he wanted us to be settled during his lifetime. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Well,” I say, “you know how Grammy says that you don’t go off telling people other people’s business, acting like it’s yours just because you know about it? You let people tell their own stories?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Grandfather would not be proud if he saw me acting so spineless. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And why, after two years of avoiding becoming a Dauntless leader at all costs, is he suddenly acting like one? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He was a small, wiry white-haired man and was acting the way I'd been told captains should act He stood by the lifeboat in the fire’s glow, very alert, giving orders to the crew. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I think Mary Elizabeth thinks so, too, because she’s been acting completely different. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Finally, assign a narrator, speaking or acting parts, and along with your instruments and sound effects, you have a complete performance that incorporates music composition and creativity along with language arts and theater. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He was acting like we were headed for a lark instead of fleeing an epidemic. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides lots of perfume, she had on the black dress she wore to church that time Cold Sassy criticized her for acting like she was in mourning for Granny. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was acting as though nothing at all had happened. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It was nice, and unexpected, even if they did spend the whole time laughing and running, acting silly, mostly ignoring me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to talk to Mom about all this and about Macy acting secretive, but Mom didn’t come home for dinner that night. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Tally wanted nothing more than to fall asleep, but acting on her decision couldn’t wait. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z 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 There, lawyers could use the Nuremberg Code to establish whether a scientist was acting within the ethical boundaries of the profession. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He was acting like what he’d done to us, how we felt, didn’t matter at all. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “You sure are acting like one,” he said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The regent had not forgotten that it was due to my father’s intervention that he had become acting paramount chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamplight plays across Jackson’s features, but somehow I don’t think he’s acting. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But one girl in the back row crossed her arms across her chest and scowled at her classmates who were acting up. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “That my boyfriend is acting like a mom?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I wasn’t quite sure if I was acting or not anymore. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Ever since Kim Bazemore kissed him in Sunday school, he’s been acting all religious, thinking less and less about basketball, and more and more about GIRLS. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I shouted, “What’s wrong with you? When are you going to start acting like you normally do? What would Buphead say if he saw you acting like this?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite how serious she was acting, I was happy she wasn’t mad at me anymore. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They seemed convinced that I was acting out because of Rocco. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They might think I was acting like Booker T. Washington; let them. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Or again the harm may be done by two or more different carcinogens acting together, so that there is a summation of their effects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z 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 “The queen asked me to watch some acting troupe perform one of her favorite plays tonight. Will you go with me? I could use a translator.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Ms. Jacobs should really stop acting like just because I’m Black, I’m the only one in class who has an opinion about Black stuff. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Japanese naval superiors had recently transferred the man to Washington, D.C., the informant said, to continue acting under their orders. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z This was Coach's way of telling me that I better stop acting up in school. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z "Uncle Tony, I'm not mad no more," I told him, getting straight to the point so he could stop acting so weird. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I knew why she was acting this way. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z 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 “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 “She was depressed and she didn’t love you anymore and she didn’t love me enough to stay alive, either. Stop acting like there’s anything else that could have happened.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z 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 All I can think about is Edith Graham, leaving her home and her family to pursue a career in acting. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Achmad, an Indonesian government officer, was acting as the boss, because he and I were organizing an ecological survey for the government and had hired Wiwor and Sauakari as local assistants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first...But by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid,” Roosevelt stated. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z 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 He felt strange, possessed, or as if he were acting upon a stage in front of a crowd of people. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z What about her acting, what became of that? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z This demonstrated the force of air pressure acting on the hemispheres and inspired Boyle’s construction of an air pump. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Parents often learn the instrument along with the child, acting as musical role models, and maintaining a positive learning atmosphere for the child to succeed. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “I’m sure Firenze thought he was acting for the best,” he said in his gloomy voice. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “It’s the one day a year they all stop acting so miserable and actually let themselves have a good time,” Nina replied. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I thought he was just the dance guy, but he sure has a lot to say about acting. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Teenagers, acting all cool as usual, doing their best to not fit in with the homeless crowd, even though they were homeless themselves. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 I had been acting like a child, not a man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently Lynn’s anemia was “acting up” and she just needed more liver. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 When people are in a group, in other words, responsibility for acting is diffused. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 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 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 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 She said Poppy was acting fairly calm behind bars. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The Dream of acting white, of talking white, of being white, murdered Prince Jones as sure as it murders black people in Chicago with frightening regularity. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z 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 “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 In medical school I have been befriended by an upstart neurologist, who believes I am acting out a great lifelong falsehood. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 And maybe Chess was kind of good at acting himself, because the one-armed hug felt exactly like it did when Chess was really trying to comfort Finn. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Everybody else thought he looked fine and was acting fine. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So it’s just as well there’s no one to hear me acting stupid. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z "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 “This is the first time you’ll be acting as senior bounty hunter. Dave knows a lot; he’s got years of experience behind him.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Was this Jefferson’s roundabout way of suggesting that he and Adams had in effect been acting out a timeless political argument? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Can’t you just tell her to stop acting like a jerk, have a fight, and go back to being friends? That’s what my brothers and I do. I have the scars to prove it.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z You acting like you a preacher or something—but guess where you at? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z She ran around in front of him and laid down in the trail, acting like a cat ready to spring. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just acting tough because he was a boy dog. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Who knew that acting like a total freak would make you popular? Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Prudence said, “No she did not, and I wish you would quit acting as if it is my fault that she did not say more than she did.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z 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 So many, so clearly acting in defiance of the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 I had been acting like a child, not a man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch Soojin put her empty containers back in her lunch bag, looking for a clue to why she’s acting so bizarre. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The long, upright bodies of the oarsmen were catching the wind, acting essentially as sails, hurrying the shells down the course. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z 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 “And last night he showed up at the party acting like a creepy freak and looking for someone named...what’d he say? Lucera.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z If there’s someone acting strange down the block, looking drunk or dangerous, cross to the other side of the street, but don’t be obvious about it. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 “Amos said that?” my dad goes, acting pleased. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Was it just him or was everyone acting weird tonight? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t the same. No summer idyll like we used to have. They were doing construction on New Clairmont. Everyone was acting miserable and I kept looking for you but you never came.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Her membership in the Dregs meant anyone acting against her would risk retribution from the gang, but payback wouldn’t matter much to Nina if she was on a slaver ship bound for who knew where. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Viola asks, sitting up, acting her lie again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Lemoncello started imitating himself, acting much more melodramatically than he had in his original performance. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She looks at me without sympathy and adds, “She’s not acting.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He was acting like a man with a numerical advantage. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Bobby’s last-round opponent was the rotund Abe Turner, a perpetual acting student whose great claim to thespian fame was that he’d been a contestant on Groucho Marx’s television program, You Bet Your Life. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On the day it happened he said: “Maybe is a blessing in disguise. Give me more time to pursue me acting.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Henry chuckled and waved a hand at me, like I was acting silly. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “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 I tell Amelia more about her previous letter, about her acting lessons and general determination. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 To the surprise of many of the department’s critics, Stone selected J. Edgar Hoover, the twenty-nine-year-old deputy director of the bureau, to serve as acting director while he searched for a permanent replacement. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Marshall went home acting almost as if Security had already been found, but everyone else went home worried. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z If I didn’t start acting like it, I thought, she’d never stop treating me like a baby. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If we were going to play by our own rules, we’d have to bone up on our acting skills. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My mind was working like a shotgun with every bullet acting as a question. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z A day never passed when spies and saboteurs acting under his directions were not unmasked by the Thought Police. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z 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 “You’re acting how they want you to now,” he says, “but what happens when your Abnegation-wired brain tells you to do something else, something they don’t want?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In the future, if I wanted to disguise myself as effectively as the wights, I’d have to sharpen my acting skills. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z 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 "I promised I wasn't going to get involved, didn't I? But maybe I can give you some one-on-one acting lessons, Chantal." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He told Zach and Bobby to stop acting in their scenes together. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Froelick tried acting and modeling without success before Houseman hired her to type scripts. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z It was like her body was this traitor, acting without her brain’s permission. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Felicia’s doctors recommended that she join a theater group, saying that many malcontents had finally made their peace with the revolution through acting. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "You've been acting for years. Just not on a real stage, with a real audience. This is going to be easy." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I don’t know why we didn’t catch on that something different was really going to happen this time, Momma and Dad started acting real strange right after they talked to Grandma Sands. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t even know this guy, so stop acting like we owe him anything.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think Lydia’s been acting different this year?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It was a very practical application of acting with a very difficult audience. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I just feel weird that my grandparents are acting so bummed out to be seeing me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She learned a bunch when she was in acting school way before I was born, which is how she met my father. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 His breath stopped and he blinked his eyes in the red darkness, thinking that he should be acting more calmly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 I just remember acting like a tour guide, pointing out who was who and what was what on the block. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She’d been acting like Beefy with a fever: irrational, angry, immature. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He felt that his acting in this manner was a mistake. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Aaron, the captain of the team, acting like the captain of the team, which at first I wasn't so sure I was going to be okay with. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Effective this date, Dorothy J. Vaughan, who has been acting head of the West Area Computers unit, is hereby appointed head of that unit.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about age, Alex. It’s about acting more grown up.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t just the way she looked that was different: she was acting differently, too. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z A German officer stepped in accompanied by a Hungarian lieutenant, acting as his interpreter. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As I talked I felt that I was acting out a dream. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When an injury ended her dance career, she turned to acting. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “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 If this was a movie, I thought, looking pleasantly into the pleasant beefy face of the policeman—if this was a movie, we’d all be fidgeting and acting really suspicious. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Despite everybody acting so nice the night before, nobody went to call on Grandpa and Miss Love—at least nobody that I heard of. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “You were acting on what you knew. You were acting on what you thought best.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z However, with my mother acting as director, the inherent tragedy would soon become melodrama. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Rushing upstairs, she startled the invalids by exclaiming tragically as she burst into the room, “Oh, do somebody go down quick! John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She picks up a tremendously huge Starbucks drink and sips at it and is acting like she cares, but her eyes are still darting that already-recognizable Manhattan Dart. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Will ghost for a bit, then pop back up out of nowhere, acting as if everything’s all good. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But with acting, you don’t really get to spend years stumbling along in private. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It investigated the discovery on the grounds of three fetuses; a Pinkerton detective “assaulting visitors” at the Tiffany Pavilion; and a “Zulu acting improperly.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z 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 Only difference is, she went to acting school, and he “went with his gut,” as he puts it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Both men seemed to be acting in a dream. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Smiley and Lee Roy sat primly with their folks, acting like they didn’t even know us. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Just keep your eyes open and let me know if you see anyone or anything acting suspect.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The acting on those shows is forced and stiff, and the characters are always slapping each other dramatically. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “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 Once I knuckled down to learn it, it was just another type of acting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “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 I could not determine if they were acting sincerely. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I say acting, because she knew what color she wanted. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Fool girl acting so crazy she might have the duck rabies already. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “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 guy must have been about fifty years old and acting like a baby. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She looked down the fence and saw that it was no hen at all, but a young crow, flapping in the grass, acting most odd. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z But I was acting all casual, like it didn’t even matter. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I thought she was acting drunk, bumping into me so we’d get up and leave. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 “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 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 But I wish she’d stop acting like I’m the only one in class who would understand a Black perspective. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z 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 And just as quickly, he lets go; he seems stunned at himself for acting on such an impulse. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z 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 Around it were stationed soldiers who were acting as guards. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z This is one of the prime examples of the need to avoid acting on the basis of common sense if you want to know how the world works. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z "For acting mad at you all the time." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z If you didn't know that she was acting rational on the far side of crazy. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I guess all British people are experts on acting and accents and scene-work and dramatic structure, or something. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Do you know how many famous people started acting at the playhouse?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The second group, the people who were acting, showed the same physiological responses, the same heightened heart rate and body temperature, as the first group. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They were acting like nervous little sparrows too so I squeezed them between my knees. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "You have the right of it. I was acting the boy." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 I thought my dyslexia was acting up until I realized she was writing in Ancient Greek. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z 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 Valley was acting as if nothing had happened, and Seven did the same. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Sandy, a girl in my acting class, claims it was easier to get gigs back then. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z One of our favorites was acting like we were Cheetah Girls. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The city’s papers made repeated reference to her penchant for acting in accord with “her own sweet will.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A boy was murdered just for acting cocky! Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Thanks, Grandma,” I said, accepting the gifts and acting as if that weren’t the most awkward thing to hear. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But I knew that was what he was talking about, me acting like I had a chip on my shoulder, doing what I could do instead of fitting in like they wanted me to fit. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z 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 Method acting emphasizes the need to “become” the character. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 How I’d felt bad but hadn’t been able to stop myself from acting out. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At times he feels as if he’s cast himself in a play, acting the part of twins, indistinguishable to the naked eye yet fundamentally different. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 The situation passed out of control: they began acting like puppets, as if it had happened before—which it had. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The people in that plane were heroes in the most important way—making a choice, not knowing the outcome, but knowing that acting was better than not acting. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z He was definitely acting out of the ordinary. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z 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 The couple participated in sacred ceremonies, dressing and acting as the new Dionysus and Athena, the patron goddess of the city. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Generally you need a support team to help you put on a field biological suit, and my traveling companion Fred Grant was acting in this capacity. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, get up. You need to start acting normal or things’ll just get worse.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t start acting smart with me, boy. Don’t start with me, Ignatius. I’m warning you. I had enough. I mean it. How I’m gonna face people after this?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It all comes tumbling back into his head then: contraband and G’ma acting weird and piles of money behind the TV. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Camilla was nervous—embarrassed, maybe, by the way Henry was acting. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He began spluttering and choking and spewing and hawking and acting generally like a man with some serious internal injury. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 Barack didn’t talk down to the people of Roseland, and he wasn’t trying to win them over, either, by hiding his privilege and acting more “black.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The word usually made me mad, but I knew that Kofi was only acting up. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Patrick doesn’t know if Brad was really asleep or not at that point, but if he wasn’t, it was a good acting job. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 “The mortal world is where we grew up,” Vivi insists, climbing onto a bench and walking the length of it, acting as though it were a stage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was acting tough, but Nailer could tell she was unnerved. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She half turned, acting surprised to find me still there. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I’m not sure he notices—he’s so busy acting up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z It looked like maybe his diabetes was acting up; I hoped it wasn’t another stroke. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She smiled and laughed and always stayed perky, as if acting happy would make her happy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You’ve been acting like a jerk for a lot longer than just that day,” she said, her eyes flashing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “They’re probably about to go the Garden High route. Have actual cops acting as security.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “So stop acting like you are. Miss Kelsey has told me some amazing things about you in her room.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “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 “I’m not acting,” he said, his eyes wide in shock. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Though for the moment they weren’t acting as if they were going to harm him, Jonathan recalled stories he had heard about what happened to prisoners. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 He was acting like me being his grandson was the worst news anyone could ever give you in your life. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z 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 And here he was acting like he was the one who defended me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Skills: dancing, physical co-ordination, sports, hands on experimentation, using body language, crafts, acting, miming, using their hands to create or build, expressing emotions through the body. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He’s acting really strange today, like he’s on slow mode. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I think any other bunch of kids would have started happy-dancing and acting crazy because there weren’t going to be any grown-ups around. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She is acting oddly, and Vincent recognizes the symptoms of depression. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I have been acting as governess to two children.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must not have been comfortable with me, ’cause that’s not how you were acting before.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Of course our acting was never very ambitious,” she said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “This slinthead comes up in the Box, acting all confused and scared. A few days later, he’s running around the Maze with Grievers, acting like he owns the place.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I could only hope I was wrong about this, even with as looney as Pita was acting—she kept conversing with the beast as we made our way down the road. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was startling to Stella how busy a small city could be—the cars, the buildings, the people acting like they had important things to do. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “It started at the dance, because Bernard was...acting like maybe he liked me? I thought he’d leave me alone if he thought I was interested in someone else.” 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 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 There were tourists all around— walking down the waterfront, shopping at the pier above us—but I knew that wouldn’t stop the manticore from acting. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Was he acting that way for show, or was their kiss just not that important to him? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “What did they do to you? You’re acting like a lunatic.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Second, these were richly allegorical stories with plenty of incident and emotional impact but without extravagant, over-egged operatic acting to embarrass the English. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “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 They were acting like I had a secret. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He pressured and bullied other teenagers into acting like modern-day Nazis. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “You’re acting so—oh, I don’t know! You seem angry. Has anyone upset you? I know it’s difficult trying to fit in to a strange village without any children. If I can do anything...” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe that was why she was acting so strangely. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “He told me to stop acting so”—Sandy gestures at nothing—“gay. And I told him that I can’t, because I am gay. I swear, his eyes turned red.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z 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 Because of the alien who lay ill, not acting, not caring, in a room in Sassinoth, two governments fell within ten days. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps she believes that acting the part of the livid parent will make the consequences less severe for me, show that I was merely being a ridiculous child, that I’m not a threat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 I felt like a fraud, acting as the ship’s doctor, but I was the closest thing we had to medically trained personnel. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z BD, Momma was smiling at me and acting like I was growing up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t understand how you guys are acting all normal,” I say. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Patrick wanted that picture. And what about the picture he sent you? They’re acting like this was all your idea or something. It’s such a double standard!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Here’s to you, even if you don’t want to talk and even if you is acting queer.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Some Lost Boys were teasing her and acting mean on the way home from school, but she ignored them. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They were acting out death and rebirth, and Pocahontas was part of an act. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 I was acting like every rude teenager I'd been secretly horrified by. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z "Was he acting erratic?" one of them asked. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z 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 Why was I acting so hateful at school? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z We’d wait for the shops to start to close, then we’d go and sit against the gate, acting like we were just hanging out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But she wasn’t certain that it was third or not because Sula was acting up, fretting the deweys and meddling the newly married couple. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Listening to all the voices around me acting concerned, I remembered that even though everyone knew my name, no one really knew me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Twelve’s not too old. What is childish is running around St. Nick acting like you run a detective agency. That’s as childish as dirty diapers.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I was exchanging greetings with the audience when she appeared, the kind of woman who glows as though consciously acting a symbolic role of life and feminine fertility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "Do you get tired of the acting and pretending?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I didn't want to admit it at first, but I could sense that Slash was acting distant. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I have shed myself, put on someone else’s truth, and filled this space with my voice, acting as Rose from Fences, Camae, the angel in The Mountaintop, and Lady in Blue from For Colored Girls. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z 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 The result was that I spent the day being irritated and jealous while acting unconcerned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was a true daughter of that mother, the emotional force of whose acting had moved huge audiences to tears. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry I didn’t get video or anything. My phone is acting weird. I was trying to post it to Snapchat, but I can’t seem to open any apps.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “No way. So when you actually showed up, it made everyone nervous. They don’t know whether they can trust you. Even David’s been acting weird around me.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The following day, F. W. de Klerk was sworn in as acting president and affirmed his commitment to change and reform. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Why is he acting like I won the Brain Olympics just because I answered a question? Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I saw now that my comrades were acting out a fantasy that had no relation whatever to the reality of their environment. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z These are different personalities at work, acting for different reasons. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Where whites claimed to be acting prudently and thoughtfully, blacks perceived delaying tactics. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 Again acting as his own architect, Holmes early in 1891 began planning the necessary modifications, and soon carpenters were at work on the second and third floors. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z 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 Jack knew his parents were acting braver than they felt. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you didn’t waste time down there acting the hero!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At the end of the song they step forward, revealing themselves to their opponent while acting out a pose. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z 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 All I have left of our father is my driver's license, my U.S. passport, and my acting career. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We were like two performers in a play, but we were divided, we were not acting with one another. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She’d keep her eyes closed and her left hand would start moving like it came alive and was acting on its own. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z There was a bearded young Wickersham in a large photo after the incident was over, acting as spokesman for the just- released hostages. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Wouldn't it be easier if you actually learned acting?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The way he is acting, I am wondering if it is even true. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He’d continued down to the beach still unaffected, the bad news acting with a kind of discretion, allowing him these last few peaceful, deluded moments. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I ask her, smiling lightly in the general direction of Jeremy, who is beaming and kind of acting like he’s waiting for me to walk my frizzy-hair self over to him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t like how Audrey’s been acting, but that doesn’t mean she deserves to be treated badly. Besides, I’ve got your back.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “He’s acting weird. It’s like he’s trying to avoid me but doesn't know how.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z 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 I did like the fact that he was now humble, but I didn't like the fact that he was acting like a chump. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Time was acting strange again and the fifteen minutes the cap’n spoke on didn’t take but seconds. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “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 I’d like to think, if someone saw me acting strangely, they wouldn’t assume it was because I was a bad person. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z There is an invisible but ever-present checklist to measure if I am acting like a girl or not. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “Since when did you start acting like a proper elevator?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z 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 You are acting like a nervy five-year-old, I told myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes closed, acting like I was out cold. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z How proud Mami would be to have a priest, the acting head of St. Vincent de Paul Academy, chaperoning her daughter’s party. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z All I did was ask her why August was acting like he was mad at me or something. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The alternative to acting normal was jumping up and down and screaming, I want my mommy back! The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Sister Naima gets super animated as she explains the events and waves her arms around as if she’s acting them out. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z 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 But I think these things are impenetrable and fraudulent, and I can’t do them without feeling I’m acting. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 They showed them acting in every way as human beings did; walking, for instance, and eating, as Earth and Heaven obviously did not. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I think I might grow up to become a professional matchmaker if acting doesn’t work out,” Tats says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z 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 “But this? This the final straw. Brianna wasn’t acting like that when y’all lived with us. Making vulgar songs and getting suspended. Got everybody in the church talking ’bout her. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He seems very smart—intelligent enough to pretend convincingly, which makes me wonder if Coach’s theory is correct, if Boy21 is just acting. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I could sense his unease—I wasn’t acting the way he had expected. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z What was worse, Lola had made it clear that she too would be acting on sufferance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I don’t flatter myself that my acting convinced him; he was convinced because I’m human and he expects humans to be servants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z How they expect to get into any good high school acting like that? Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But that’s exactly what brought on this letter—much more than Bessie’s insistence that I write to you about Ph.D.s and acting. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He’s been acting as if he’s mad at me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Lefty Lewis was back to acting normal, but I kept wondering what was in the box he didn’t want the cop to see. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Some became the object of hate for allegedly acting as informers and providing police with lists of student leaders. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re off, pal,” Finny would call out, and acting against every instinct of my nature, I went without a thought of protest. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z One day you’re going to realize that acting up in school isn’t worth it and get yourself together. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Under protest, he finally agreed to rent them a team of horses and a wagon, with his son Charlie acting as driver for the trip south. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Why was he acting and feeling this way? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 started blinking and acting like those were the first words I’d heard that morning. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z They might think I was acting like Booker T. Washington; let them. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “It ain’t even that that bothers me. It’s the way you acting. Like you want it. Like you looking forward to it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Secretary of War Stanton arrives, makes the room next to Lincoln’s his headquarters, and takes charge, acting as interim president of the United States. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I feel proud to be acting more mature than Lucinda, but the truth is, I’m just as sad even if I’m not showing it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z But there’s only this crazy-eyed man cornering me like a rabid dog, acting as if he wants to tear me to pieces. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, because if you were me, you’d prefer that that video was released instead of videos of you acting ratchet at the Ring,” Shana says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He gained trust by acting pleasant and friendly. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z "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 She did not wish to offend, but a well-mannered man might be excused for showing disgust at the way the people around them were acting. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z How could he stand there acting as if nothing had happened? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Suit yourself. At least you’re developing some acting skills. In case you decide you don’t want to devote your whole life to math.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 “I’m here,” she says coolly, leaning against the doorframe and acting like she didn’t just ignore me for the whole day. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Yeah, they love me and all that, but it doesn’t stop them from slicing my life in half every seven days and then acting like that’s normal or something. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I was ready to run if Lice came out bombed or acting crazy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z All of whom were acting in behalf of the Polish lords. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Percy’s been acting very oddly this summer,” said George, frowning. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They started acting like they were in school. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z 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 No matter how horrendous the experience had been, I could usually get Jeffrey to laugh by acting like a sports commentator. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Patria had come in, acting very nervous, stammering about those boxes being full of new tools. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to ask her who’s acting like a baby now. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z 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 But there's one part of the service where Ma always eases up on acting like a warden. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z "Just a little tired from all the...acting I've been doing today." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z To him and his companions, sensing and acting was second nature; but these rabbits had never had to act to save their lives or even to find a meal. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned quickly and, acting surprised, called out his name. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She says she don’t like how I’m acting lately. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She wasn’t screaming and acting crazy like I feared she would. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z 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 “I don’t know. Someone acting alone. Someone who hates us.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Why is Mom acting more emotional than me? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But he laughed with them when they told him he was acting like an old woman fishing for compliments. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 See, there was this weird period between my dad's passing and my mother losing her legs that my mom always calls "the funky zone" because I was acting, well...funky. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z But now he always had to ask himself, Am I acting like myself? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And I think he was serious about it too, until Kofi told him to come on and stop acting stupid. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z His voice was loud, contrived; it was as if he was acting and very aware of himself in the role of the bully. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Quit acting so peculiar,’ she said to him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 I can tell she thinks we’re acting like a real family again. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’m acting strange? Who let the squirrel into the house?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z 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 I only ever get like this when Mom is acting crazy, or Sam is starting something. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The women were wailing and acting as if something terrible was happening to them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let the word spread about Rollo and we won’t have to worry about other kids acting wise or putting up posters.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Was he working for another scythe or acting alone? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She believed that once I was back in the Transkei, in the bosom of my family, acting as counselor to Sabata, I would no longer miss politics. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, acting as though everything is normal, I go to move past him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The way these young men run around the neighborhood, acting like they're so tough. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Lord Cardan told us to be more observant,” I say, hoping that the plausible confusion of an ambiguous command will help to explain the way she’s acting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “That girl could use some good acting lessons,” she says. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z 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 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 Tuesday, April 18, acting on what was now a stale tip, a cavalry officer decided to follow up on the information about the mysterious strangers who stopped by Mudd’s farm on assassination night. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re acting goofy. And by the way, since when don’t you take your hat off at the table?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The acting vice president of the United States, Thomas W. Ferry, stood at the podium. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “You guys keep acting like you have a secret.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He was trapped in a cycle of acting out and punishment. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was like the three of them were locked together, acting out some kind of murder mystery, but they hadn’t yet discovered which of them was the victim. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “There is going to be some splendid acting.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z No question, it's acting a little subdued, but the wasp is up and moving and that means the others will be out soon as well. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She didn’t understand why her mom was acting like this. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z 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 One time Momma brought me out here because I was acting up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I ask Mama, trying not to think about Emily or why Soojin is acting like she is okay with her all of a sudden. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Instead of acting with the extreme caution the situation called for, what have I done? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 think back to the first time I noticed her acting strange: the morning she found me in the catacombs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And he didn’t want any kids acting in the movie. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears cover my cheeks, and I know I’m acting ridiculous but I can’t stop. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure which “it” he meant—Momma’s letters and now her interference, him acting like a spoiled baby and not opening my gift, or Nan and our next move. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z They’ll just see an angry black girl from the ghetto, acting like they expected me to act. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “The reason I’m acting this way is I got something big on.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Like I said, my controller was acting funny,” Malik claims. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Mama doesn’t seem to be fully listening, and I can imagine her acting surprised when Mustafa mentions this later. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “You’re acting like he won. We got news for you, Witching Hour. He’s done. We tossed him in the creek. Now tell us how to unfreeze time.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z My heart started acting like a drunk grasshopper. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “You were acting like you didn’t even care.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Roland G. Fryer Jr., the young black economist who analyzed the “acting white” phenomenon and the black-white test score gap, may be among the next. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Thousands of Redcoats were acting as if they were leaving. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Wright tell me, ‘Sarah, quit acting the fool and set still.’ Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “But Romeo over here never told me he was into her. Although now that he says it, it’s starting to make sense. He has been acting very weird lately.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z If Seth was playing a prank, his acting skills had suddenly improved tenfold. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then, acting on an instinct which was strong even in Christ’s day, she picked a stone out of the gutter and threw it at Joanna. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “The way Eric was acting at dinner the first night. Jealous, even though he has what he wants.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Not that he's letting on he doesn't feel good, he's acting just as wise and smart-mouthed as ever. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 At some point, Finch gets to his feet and starts acting it out. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Ever since the week when Daddy went away, Miss Fulton is acting like we are bosom buddies. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Getting called to the principal’s office is definitely not acting better. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The two operatives acting as cattlemen soon ingratiated themselves with William Hale, who considered them fellow Texas cowboys and who introduced them to many of the leading townsfolk. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I had worked my first steam tables acting as rigid as that server was hostile. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you suggesting that the gods have trouble acting together, young lady?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I couldn’t figure out why he was acting so flustered. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Powell tried to put a note of pleading into his voice, and found it didn’t take much acting. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “You’re the one who should be ashamed of yourself, coming here and acting like you have any right to us or to our home,” I said, my voice trembling with pent-up emotion. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I shook my head up and down, acting like I understood. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z You had to walk through normally, acting like there wasn’t a madman on the balcony above you with a rifle ready to shoot you, and hope he didn’t notice you. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z After a second they started running all out, acting like the Devil hisself was on their tail. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z 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 Julia asks, pretending she doesn’t know what I’m talking about, and acting all innocent. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “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 Before he was many days old he was not only looking like a mouse but acting like one, too—wearing a gray hat and carrying a small cane. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The upside was that if he ever decided to go into acting, he’d be able to play a guy who got blown up and shot and look as if he knew what he was doing. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They taught us in the vet course in school that when an animal starts acting strange, it may be a sign of rabies. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Which was strange, because just minutes earlier he had been acting like we were all murderers for not crying our eyes out. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z 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 “I have a problem? You're the one acting so weird. A terrible thing is happening to me, and you don’t even care.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I tried out some more of my acting on Ma that night. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, a prince must be cautious in believing accusations and in acting against individuals, nor should he be afraid of his own shadow. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z She glanced around, acting very casual, checking out the gondolas by the bridge, and then started toward them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z How far can they go acting like this? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 “So why did you stop acting, for real?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z 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 It was like acting in a Christmas play where the setting was a street corner and the time, a frosty Christmas Eve and the characters, a kind cop, her brother and herself. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a camera on you, so you begin acting, you’re somebody else. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “So be it,” he said, acting as if I had offended him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Maybe if Lolo stops acting so weird I can try out for a spot on the softball team in the spring. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “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 Like imagine some heina’s acting all mad ’cause Diego forgot it was her birthday or he didn’t call her all weekend even though he swore to God he would. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Most of what was said around her she could figure out, but she knew the value of keeping her mouth shut and acting ignorant. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z From the goofy way they’re acting, I think something is going on between them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He’s acting like we’re about to engage in serious physical labor. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “You are an irredeemable dork. Fortunately for our relationship’s continued viability, you suck at acting like a dumb bro.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z 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 “Contaminated with what?” asked my sister, acting as if she didn’t know. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “They might have known you around your hometown, but you can’t go around acting up in these parts.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 And after I was done, I would run around the wood with them, all of us acting out the story I had just read while Gram watched and laughed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Maddy put a finger to her chin, acting like she thinking. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Not have him acting like I don’t know what I’m talking about, or that I’m only good for stuff like lifting his two-ton backpack? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Two kids from Garden Heights, acting like you ain’t got any sense!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Mom always starts acting sick forty-eight hours ahead of time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Oh, and speaking of Brij—he completely captivated us with his acting! From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It scared me the way she was acting, like a little kid. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I could almost hear my dog saying that it was one thing to think incorrectly, but acting incorrectly was a completely different universe, and I hadn’t gone there with Julia Bishop. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z 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 He was the only black guy up in there, and he was acting like he was on stage. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z 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 Cool Jay, acting like a kid, with mud pies. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z 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 I was ready to run if Lice came out bombed or acting crazy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Doesn't she hear? as she stood before me in bewilderment, as though I were acting irrationally. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been acting funny ever since Harp and Gully had jumped us at Manny’s bodega. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z 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 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 The first baseman charged the ball, and Herbie, perhaps acting on some latent instinct that was a holdover from a previous incarnation, stumbled over to cover the bag at first, in itself a good idea. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered Minho acting suspicious the day before, saying he had a special assignment. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z As for Feral, he was Sarai’s ally and fellow acting parent to the other three. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The majority of the Redwall mice thought that Matthias was acting a little oddly, but the young mouse knew exactly what he was about. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I want to run, but Finnick’s acting so strange, as if he’s lost the ability to move, so I take his hand and lead him like a small child. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z My mom would say he’s acting like an animal—like he has no manners, no class. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “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 Why is Soojin acting like none of those things matter anymore? Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And either way, she’s been acting like my opinion doesn’t matter a whole lot. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The acting was pretty lame and the special effects were cheesy, so Curly fast-forwarded to the end of the tape. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Sure, it's acting like a mob," the big black brother said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I climb up on the stool next to Lolo, who is perched at his usual spot in the corner, acting more or less like himself again, thank goodness. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When Jason visited her cabin that evening, she made sure to keep the door open, because Buford the Wonder Table took his duties as acting chaperone very seriously. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But their favorite work by far had been acting in a traveling theater troupe. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Dad cuts through the tension, acting like his normal self, like today is just a regular sunny New York day. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z She and Trey are so not acting like family though. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z "I'm sure. She died because she was acting like she was you," I say. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I think they could both embark on serious acting careers just based on this behavior. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Which is odd, considering you are acting like a psychopath,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Rontu would look up at me just the same, though he understood none of the words, acting as if he did. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 “By acting weak so we pity you? And then acting tough to psyche us out?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Luther,” Bull said, suddenly serious, “I hope and pray I never start acting like a senior officer.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 But we’d go along with her, acting all excited over her lighting the banana. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m acting stupid, asking to hear again what TaShon just told me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z 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 Freak has this look, he's still acting really fierce, and he goes, "Sometimes, I am." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z There are people who cannot stand being alone; perhaps he was acting from despair. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I ain’t seen my dad acting this interested in anything for a long while, but it don’t last. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Come in here, acting all high and mighty, like you’re better than us . . .” Her nightgown is bunched up around her belly. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She has been acting weird ever since the Tyler thing. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Uncle Wilson, Alfred, and the four girls dug in, but Pearl and Dorothy, acting as if they didn't talk on the phone at least twice a week, chattered away, picking daintily at their food. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re acting respectful and .. . Stiff,” I say, cringing as I say the word that was my nickname in Dauntless. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Is it something about the Chamber of Secrets? Have you seen something? Someone acting oddly?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He stared at the ceiling, a tension in his limbs, and felt as though he were acting the part of a sleeper in a play. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They toiled away industriously until Jess Squirrel, who was acting as overseer, decided that the work was completed, as indeed it was. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “You won’t get any if you don’t stop acting so ridiculous!” she says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” Thomas said as he stood up, acting as normal as he could. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then why were you acting like a girl? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Me acting like a punk, her yanking extra hard just to be funny. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She spooned three bowls of steaming food for them—corn pudding and roasted rabbit—acting as if greeting strangers was what she did every morning. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But now it was humid out, his childhood asthma acting up, and Marius was feeling unhappy and unwell when I came roller-skating by. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z 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 Right in the middle of downtown Cincinnati, we walked with our heads held high, acting as proud as could be. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “How was Abby? Like, was she sort of okay, or—I mean, I don’t know. Was she acting weird?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z When June suggested acting out that scene, I didn’t want to at first. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z 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 “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 Soon, an employee acting as lookout at Ford’s spotted the big black carriage turning down Tenth Street. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “You know we would never leave you behind. Stop acting like a baby.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 Probably that I suck at acting, I think, but I don't say it aloud. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Dr. Victor Vaughn, acting surgeon general of the army, has witnessed firsthand the effects of the influenza at Camp Devens, a military camp near Boston. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But as nice as he was being, acting all impressed, it still wasn’t enough to shift him off the TV couch and see it with his own eyes. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Lee was not acting like a man heavily outnumbered. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I loved my mum and wanted her locket back, so I was acting out of love,” I say. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It hardly sounded like I was acting at all. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z 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 “And he was acting more peculiar than he normal do!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z If only his parents would stop acting so strangely. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z 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 “Kenny, I’m not playing with you, why are you acting so weird?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 It was important, and I knew I had to stop acting like such a...uh, Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z 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 Shots show my friends acting silly and having fun. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z He couldn’t figure out why Grandmother was acting so tense and serious about it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “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 Not that I expected her to suddenly go, “Of course, he’s our brother, I’m extremely sorry for acting like he wasn’t yours too.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z After working on the project for a few months, I was made acting supervisor of essays and straightway I ran into political difficulties. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 They wanted to know if I was acting too adult for my age. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Thomas asked, thinking it kind of strange that Chuck was suddenly acting like an adult instead of the little kid desperate for a friend he’d been only moments earlier. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In hindsight, Andy was acting irrationally and had plainly slipped well beyond routine hypoxia, but I was so mentally impeded myself that it simply didn’t register. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z 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 The next day the communications instructor, acting hurt, was all business. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was acting different today than he had ever acted before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “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 Then they laughed because it was silly—the three of them acting like wise philosophers, standing on the stairs. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “Wait a minute, Sunny. My hearing must be acting up, ’cuz I thought I just heard you say you were wrong about something? The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z In the Renaissance book of acting, this grimace of a smile might be captioned, The lady is caught in a smile she cannot escape. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z This was going to take more acting skill than usual. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He learned about acting from Mora, but more so how to teach it in an atmosphere of “complete trust and honesty. She accepted nothing less.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Was she just acting scared, putting on a show in case Detective Barrone had eyes on her? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Deon lays out on his seat, acting like I just killed him. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Absurdity of the statement aside, I have no idea why he’s acting as though he’s ever thought about my safety for a moment, except to endanger it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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'm working hard in my acting classes, and I also spend a lot of time reading scripts and monologues alone in my apartment. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My papa was thirty-two and acting like a teenager. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I'm too old to be acting this way, but I can't stop myself. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The kids stood under the lamps and started acting like monkeys, howling and hooting, scratching under their arms. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I was still acting like a baby and my sister was still mad that I had been mean to Ali Shekari so we rode in silence. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He just simply could not get used to acting like he ought. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Seriously. Your screaming and yelling slowed your mother down. Gave her time to figure out why you were acting like you had hot potatoes in your pants.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “I wondered why my dad was acting so strange.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Neither of us felt like acting that night. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 He’s acting like a jerk, trying to show off, score points. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The Station Master and the Resident Meteorologist were acting as guides. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “No more for me. I learned long ago that the most important and valuable of acting techniques is the exit.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 Char said that one of the knights, acting as a scout, had seen me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We actually find the movie and settle in to watch, both of us acting like nothing happened. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Your father was acting like he was better than everyone else and he was standing in front of a sea cave blocking you from my view. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z 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 “I guess Alby’s thrashing around and acting all crazy, telling them he needs to talk to somebody.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z 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 By slighting death, by acting, we pretended it was not the terrible thing it was. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell your father that he’s acting immature, and I don’t appreciate it,” his mom said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z 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 Eleanor must have been acting too happy when she got home because her mom followed her to the back of the house like she could smell it on her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Outside of writing, acting was what I was born to do! It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It was always a big deal, and at least a dozen kids would get yelled at for acting up on those trips. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z 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 “People are acting like they already know what the verdict’s going to be.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z My mother, working with mentally ill people every day, noticed I was acting funny and started asking me questions. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z 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 He knew perfectly well why Gus was acting so over- friendly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z 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 “Now stop acting like a skinflint and let’s get the money.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s why I called your parents. Because I was worried about the way you were acting at the party!” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He stood there acting like I was going to have to come over to him and get it. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to hear about you two acting up on the ride down.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z 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 And he certainly wasn’t acting like the Timothy I’d been living with. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Was I going to start acting like some other minority students he knew? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 Everything Mark had witnessed in the last week had been sanctioned by the acting government of the flare-inflicted world. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 “He was acting so peculiar ’cause of what he was planning on doing here at school today!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I was no longer allowing hecklers’ behavior to frighten me into acting a certain way. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But Johnny guessed that many who were now quietly joining one of those three groups were acting on the spur of the moment, seeing what was up. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z So I buzz Safer, even though it’s on the early side and I’m officially still annoyed at him for acting like a lunatic last night. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When I saw nothing and looked back Dad was smiling a mile a minute, acting like he hadn’t done anything but I noticed that his toothbrush was gone. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s been acting ... I don’t know. Like a different person. Ever since stage two started.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Will you stop acting like I’m trying to murder you?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z And maybe he was acting and wearing a mask a little bit, too. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z While Captain Black was imagining, Colonel Cathcart was acting, and Captain Black was flabbergasted by the speed with which, he concluded, Major Major had outsmarted him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Angel hurried to get him a beer, hating the fact that she was acting just like Monique, frightened and fearful of Jordan’s moods. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Wait till he hears that new motor purring in Rose—he’ll want to get back fishing and acting like normal again. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z At first everyone’s acting silly, but soon they start to concentrate. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “You’re both acting like my feelings don’t matter. Don’t speak for me.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It could have been a neighbor, watching our car pull out from the driveway in the morning, acting on a hunch, tipping them off for a gold star on someone’s list. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I’m sure he had something to do with how Charlie was acting at the end. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “A question I might ask you. Or are you acting alone?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think it’s time you started acting and dressing like una señorita?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Or, if hired, maybe he would be fired soon if she kept acting like that. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There he dwelt, a prisoner acting like a king. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He even lifted his tail and head higher than Miyax had ever seen him do, and, acting like the boss wolf, loped up her frost heave. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Calista was acting funny when she picked me up from school. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He might want to put sixpence on a horse or have a pint and if all the women start acting like Mam the horses will stop running and Guinness will go broke. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He said they were really happy to see him alive, but after a while they started acting kind of nervous and weird. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She just went right on acting as if everything were great. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “You heard what Prince Cardan said by the river—he just wants you to give up. It’s a blow to his pride, and it hurts his status, you acting like you’re not afraid of him.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “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 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 The Joliots had hypothesized that the same radioactivity they had induced in boron with alpha particles would be produced by deuterons acting on carbon. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “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 Welles insisted on controlling set design, costumes, and props, as well as directing and acting. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Look at this. You’re acting like you actually care about me.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z 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 “Mom told Finn and me that sometimes kids start acting weird about the time they turn thirteen. Or even just twelve. Like you.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Since he’s leading the conference in all categories, no one seems to mind that he was acting bonkers for most of the school year. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Tantsi was an elderly fellow, a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the acting president of the Transvaal ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She sounded super polite, even though Mom and Dad were acting like she was saying all the really bad swear words. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Then the woman acting as David’s proxy—Angela—says, “So you didn’t know the reason Juanita asked you to disable the security system?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z "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 Most are young males, either in their teens or early twenties, acting in a group, often immediately after school. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z 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 Try acting your age and pretending you been outta Possum Moan once or twice.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He splashed around, acting like he was a pirate on a sinking ship. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Not afraid of anything?” he said, acting all surprised, shooting his eyebrows up under the peak of his ball cap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We drifted around through the day not looking at each other and acting like nothing at all had happened. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When I moved my lips away from hers, we just looked at each other, and somehow we were not acting anymore. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 That way he doesn’t have to see the four armed cops acting as security just yet. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The guy was acting like a total psycho. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly lowered my Blue Nun and we drove on, acting cool as the state trooper passed on our left. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mama and Baba have enough to worry about without me acting like a disobedient daughter. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She was already a problem, she might as well start acting like it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z With a leafy branch acting as a broom, Eira swept the ground around the rock. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The same principle applies in acting, he instructed. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But with Theo he puts up a good front, acting as though his own boat isn’t about to flood. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mrs. Carson keeps glancing at me, and I wonder if I’m acting strangely. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z It’s the first week of the second semester of senior year, and already they’re acting as if they’re almost done and out of here. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You can speak up for yourself without acting like that!” he says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Dad and Trey acting tough isn’t as scary. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z All my life, I’d been angry at her for not taking an interest, not acting like a real momma. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z 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 She's been acting odd lately; even asked me this morning how was I feeling. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I guess we're both so nervous about the Games and more pressingly, petrified of being turned into human torches, we're not acting sensibly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z After all these years of acting like the saddest man alive, Milligan now acted as if he were the happiest man alive—and perhaps he was. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 I was done pretending, acting as if I belonged here at a riding stable, of all the ridiculous places, one that catered to a bunch of spoiled rich kids. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z And the thing is, I realized in my third or fourth rehearsal that I was good at this acting thing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He urged us to move faster, acting as though it mattered to him whether or not we got out. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie hesitated—why was everyone acting so normal? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was such a rare sight to see Alec acting like this, Mark didn’t know how to respond at first. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But today was different and he was acting as if nothing had happened. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Who everyone’s sorry for because of his mum. Who swans around school acting like he’s so different, like no one knows his suffering.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Wow. I saw someone get murdered, and you’re acting like a brat ’cause I didn’t tell you?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “The laptop has been acting up lately. It gets overheated after twenty minutes.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Old Barbee's voice rang out, as suddenly he made charged and incomplete movements about the platform, acting out his words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 |
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