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
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
By 1926, they were enacting “Pirates of Penzance” in his Madison Avenue townhouse, followed by years of performances in the spacious mansions of wealthy members.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
Shedding superlatives, I felt as though I were enacting a linguistic version of Coco Chanel’s dictum that before leaving the house a woman should remove one piece of jewelry.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
While these events were enacting on the shore, Dominick, Otto, the doctor, and Joe Binney were seated near the summit of the highest peak, enjoying a cold breakfast.
From The Island Queen by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
