acting

[ˈæktɪŋ]

Definition:
1. The performance of a part or role in a drama.
2. Serving temporarily especially as a substitute.

Use 'acting' in a sentence:

• 1. She returned to London to pursue her acting career.
• 2. The dialogue and acting in Indecent Proposal are tired, clichéd and corny.
• 3. She eventually decided the acting profession wasn't half bad.
• 4. When are you going to quit acting like a martyr?
• 5. She had come to England to pursue an acting career.
• 6. Her mother started her off acting in children's theatre.
• 7. Her mother enrolled her in acting classes.
• 8. She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again.
• 9. The script allows full rein to her larger-than-life acting style.
• 10. The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously.
• 11. She noticed he was acting strangely.
• 12. How long has your ankle been acting up?
• 13. She is acting as proxy for her husband.
• 14. The man later told police that he was acting in self-defence.
• 15. She was acting entirely in her own interests.
• 16. Everything about the film was good. Good acting, good story, good fun.
• 17. Let me know if you see anyone acting suspiciously.
• 18. He was acting like a lovelorn teenager.
• 19. He was accused of acting as a carrier for drug pushers.
• 20. She's been acting very strangely lately.
• 21. He eventually found his way into acting.
• 22. John's been acting very strangely lately.
• 23. Her reasons for acting are morally defensible.
• 24. Helen got into acting purely by accident.
• 25. Men fantasise as a substitute for acting out forbidden desires.
• 26. He is acting as liaison with the film crew.
• 27. Quit acting like you didn't know.
• 28. It's got a gripping story, great acting, superb sets, and stunning effects.
• 29. The acting was dire.
• 30. The excellent acting wasn't enough to redeem a weak plot.
• 31. Not all of them were acting out of self-interest.
• 32. Acting is definitely a young person's profession in many ways.
• 33. Acting comes naturally to her.
• 34. Learning lines is very easy. Acting is very difficult.
• 35. He's been acting the devoted husband all day.
• 36. His acting career spanned 55 years.
• 37. The acting was deplorable.
• 38. Her acting added warmth and colour to the production.
• 39. I stumbled into acting when I left college.
• 40. The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.
• 41. To keep it going, Lenoire kicked in her own earnings from acting.
• 42. She worked as a stripper and did some acting.
• 43. Several tennis stars have had a stab at acting.
• 44. For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery.
• 45. The role will be the biggest challenge of his acting career.