enact
verb (used with object)
to make into an act or statute.
were enacting
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past progressiveof enact.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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Whether it was an intended metaphor or not, the Kraken were enacting some payback on the visitors for what’s been a tortuous start of sorts to this regional showdown.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
These feminists were enacting a profound form of rehabilitative practice.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2018
They were enacting a small subset of the clip’s dizzying array of activity, but the distractions from the music were far, far fewer on the SNL stage than they were in the video.
From Slate ● May 22, 2018
In other words, they were enacting the Peruvian rules in Kentucky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2016
Campbell and Lewis were enacting their parts upon the stage, and Joseph Burrows was in his theatrical dress between them, with his face painted and wearing a huge pair of moustaches.
From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by Ashton, John
