How to Use Acts in a Sentence
Acts
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Taking the protest to sports Acts of protest weren’t confined to Iran.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
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In the Bible, Jesus uses the church to describe his people (Acts 20:28).
—Maxine Harrison, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2023
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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
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He was found guilty of violating the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798, Greenberg said.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
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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
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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
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In early 1774, Parliament passed a series of laws known as the Intolerable or Coercive Acts.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
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The Reconstruction Amendments are the constitutional version of these Acts.
—Time, 15 Aug. 2023
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Britain responded with more Acts that ended self-government in Massachusetts.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
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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
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