How to Use Acts in a Sentence

Acts

noun

• Taking the protest to sports Acts of protest weren’t confined to Iran.
  — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
• In the Bible, Jesus uses the church to describe his people (Acts 20:28).
  — Maxine Harrison, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2023
• And here’s where, in the Book of Acts, it’s said that this Black trans person has nothing that bars them from being Christian.
  — Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
• He was found guilty of violating the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798, Greenberg said.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
• In the Book of Acts, merely touching St. Paul's handkerchief cured the sick and cast out evil spirits from the afflicted.
  — Thomas Phippen, Fox News, 4 June 2023
• Pentecostals draw inspiration from the Book of Acts, part of the Bible that describes the founding of the early church after Jesus’ death.
  — Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
• Meanwhile, in development are a series about the Acts of the Apostles, and a limited series about Joseph.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
• Following the release of the photo with the Nazi salute, the community formed the Baraboo Acts Coalition, which aims to make the area safe for people with diverse backgrounds.
  — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
• Ela Minus released her studio debut, Acts of Rebellion, in the autumn of 2020.
  — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Oct. 2024
• Humana has agreed to pay $90 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit under the False Claims Acts.
  — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2024
• In early 1774, Parliament passed a series of laws known as the Intolerable or Coercive Acts.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
• The Reconstruction Amendments are the constitutional version of these Acts.
  — Time, 15 Aug. 2023
• Britain responded with more Acts that ended self-government in Massachusetts.
  — Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
• Clare’s descent into madness was closely aligned with the Enclosure Acts, when the untamed nature of England celebrated in his poetry was essentially stolen by the upper class.
  — Jessica Ferri, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
• Since his release, Bunton has joined Creative Acts—an organization co-founded by Williams, building on her previous work—as director of programming.
  — Abigail Glasgow, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024