acting

[ˈæktɪŋ]

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

'acting' example 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.