Example Sentences

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Merrell had been enacting dreams for several years before he realized it might be a sign of a bigger problem.

From Scientific American • Jan. 24, 2023

"China had been enacting policies as if COVID-19 could be eliminated or eradicated," Gandhi said.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2023

Some essential performance he had been enacting for his whole life was melting away.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022

Their names were Julie Harris and Christopher Plummer, and they had been enacting the last moments of a play called “A Doll’s House.”

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2020

While these sad scenes had been enacting in the palace, a furious populace had been in incessant commotion beneath the windows, in the garden and the courtyards.

From Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron