Example Sentences

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So far, political commentators say, she is acquitting herself well.

From Reuters • May 10, 2023

Our country is acquitting itself with grace, ingenuity, generosity and a fundamental kind of civic decency that no nation of this size could ever dream of reaching.

From Fox News • Apr. 22, 2020

It is, and on today's evidence, both on the course and away from it, he is acquitting himself well.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2010

I think my dear girl is acquitting herself admirably.

From Vivian Grey by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield