Sentence examples for acting as though from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "acting as though" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone behaving in a manner that suggests a certain belief or feeling, regardless of whether that belief or feeling is true.
Example: "She was acting as though she didn't care about the outcome, but deep down, she was very invested."
Alternatives: "pretending that" or "behaving as if".

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But he's acting as though he believes what he wrote.

And stop acting as though feminism is feminism is feminism.

But, he said, we can choose between acting as though God is or acting as though God is not.

Why is Penelope acting as though she's underwater?

They are acting as though climate change does not exist".

Yet Wall Street isn't acting as though it expects the party to end soon.

He kept acting as though he had someone to negotiate with.

Despite that, she is acting as though her family is just like any other on vacation.

The pastry had been acting as though it were more important than the fish.

"People are acting as though the world is going to end," he said.

It's Ferguson, just walking in, acting as though he'd missed the beginning of a joke.

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