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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acting divorced" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is behaving as if they are divorced, regardless of their actual marital status.
Example: "Even though they are still legally married, they have been acting divorced for quite some time now."
Alternatives: "behaving as if divorced" or "conducting themselves like they are divorced."
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Maybe what I mean by "acting divorced" is that I want us to renew our vows not of marriage but of egalitarianism.
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Those with sufficient memory banks may thrill at the sight of Toby Stephens stepping into a 1930 comedy that famously paired his parents, Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens, in a production that opened when Toby was a boy and that found its two leading players acting as a divorced couple brought back together even as their own marriage was falling apart.
She was called to the bar in 1972 and over the subsequent years built up a practice in family law, acting in divorce settlements and contests over child custody and access, always on legal aid.
Sandy Kominsky Michael Douglass) is a many-times divorced acting coach whose successful on-screen career is mostly behind him.
That year, he married Ellen Adler, the daughter of the famed acting teacher Stella Adler; they divorced in 1976.
"If he starts acting like he's divorced from us and doesn't care about us, they'll turn against him," Mr. Jones said of Mr. Trump's followers.
That divorce must be the reason that Ryan is a transgendered child; Ryan is just acting out the divorce.
They wonder who's to blame, what went wrong, and even distance themselves, acting as if divorce is contagious... even life-threatening.
Essentially, we were acting no differently than your average divorced couple trying to co-parent their kids.
Really weird and upsetting to see folks acting gleeful at the Don Jr. divorce news.
In 1996 she became Prince Charles's personal solicitor and made her name acting for him in his divorce from Diana, Princess of Wales.
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