act
noun
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance.
were acting
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past progressiveof act.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The three men maintained that they were performing citizen journalism and were at her property to obtain a doorstep interview, as part of their own documentary, and that they were acting in the public interest.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“We probably were acting like little fanboys because we were star-struck.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
While the legal framework of the deal remains unclear, the almost simultaneous reactivation of the transponders on these vessels suggested that their operators were acting in concert, MarineTraffic said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The jury apparently agreed with the argument that the sheriff’s officers were acting in a public capacity during the raid and therefore were not shielded from criticism of their behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
“You were acting on what you knew. You were acting on what you thought best.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
