Sentence examples for a civic act from inspiring English sources

Jennings writes that "the mere contemplation of an ideal polis . . . is a civic act".

In certain academic circles, "shop till you drop" is considered a civic act.

Has the concept that a civic act could possibly spring from a "religious motivation" become so déclassé or so politically incorrect that your readers need to be protected from drawing their own conclusions about it?

The introspection might be wholly psychological in nature, but carving out a welcoming space for this kind of meditation was a civic act.   .

The introspection might be wholly psychological in nature, but carving out a welcoming space for this kind of meditation was a civic act.

Running for office, a vital civic act, costs money.

When the life was that of a formidable politician with a large and passionate following, such speculation becomes an important civic act, clarifying the nation's trajectory and the possibilities that may have been closed by the person's death.

The curator of the triennial, Lewis Biggs, who for a decade performed the same role at the Liverpool Biennial, sees the function of these events as an intensely civic act.

Voting is a serious and important civic act – citizens' chance to change the people in power.

She said critics should not see change as a move towards making the electoral system like The X Factor, as society must make sure voting was seen as a "serious and important civic act".

Each civic act, he suggested, is a glass of water that may help extinguish the flames.