How to Use act accordingly in a Sentence
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If a film has the goods, members act accordingly (most of the time).
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022
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The men in the relationships find out about the book and try to act accordingly.
—Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2022
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The car is supposed to sense whether there is a person in the driver’s seat and act accordingly.
—Washington Post, 15 May 2021
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But generics makers would be watching the other drugs in the pipeline and could act accordingly.
—Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2022
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But Trump's refusal to look at the evidence and act accordingly extends beyond the virus.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 14 Sep. 2020
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And future presidents will take note of that, and act accordingly.
—Win McCormack, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
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Most states have air quality monitors that can give you a sense of how bad the air quality is, so check those sites and act accordingly.
—Christopher T. Migliaccio, Fortune, 7 June 2023
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Tumi luggage is built to last, but their Labor Day Weekend deals won’t, so act accordingly.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2023
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Siddiqui thinks inflation continues to be a problem for the economy... and that the Fed is going to act accordingly to tame it.
—Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 26 Jan. 2023
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Companies today are under a lot of pressure to take a stand on social justice, and to act accordingly.
—Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, 22 Oct. 2020
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And even if some companies behave responsibly, that doesn’t mean all of the players in this space will act accordingly.
—WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
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Money now is likely to be worth more than money later, so act accordingly.
—Eytan Bensoussan, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
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South Africa should have the humility to recognize this and act accordingly.
—Ivor Ichikowitz, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
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Dehumanization is not the failure to see someone as human, but the desire to see someone as less than human and act accordingly.
—Katherine Cross, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
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Metaphors are not used for their own sake in politics, but as part of a strategy to persuade a particular audience to accept a point of view, and act accordingly.
—Ansie Maritz, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2021
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From there, these devices can detect whether a patient is in a deep sleep stage or experiencing a sleep disturbance, and act accordingly.
—Lucy Tu, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
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So, bedtime can feel like a hostile takeover—until parents recognize what’s going on, and act accordingly.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 June 2023
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The four experts interviewed by The Arizona Republic said the biggest challenge of a fire year instead of a fire season is helping the public understand and act accordingly.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
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That ability ― to analyze the mood of people in a room and act accordingly ― can be a powerful tool to build support and credibility among your colleagues, bosses, clients and more.
—Halley Bondy, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2021
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Both sides have enlisted hundreds to thousands of petitioners to pressure the county to act accordingly.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
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Every action, word, and movement has an impact - leaders must understand this and act accordingly.
—Quora, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
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And yet seeing those people respond with compassion or act accordingly rather than recoil feels oddly healing.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2022
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Governments need to realize how important the fashion industry is to their climate goals and act accordingly.
—Marianna Cerini, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2022
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Teachers outing a student overrides a student’s ability to assess danger at home and act accordingly.
—Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2022
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The team will continue to monitor Voyager 2’s voltage and act accordingly if there are fluctuations.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 May 2023
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The best way to motivate employees is to understand them as individuals and act accordingly.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
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Dodger Stadium relies on fans to self-report their vaccination status and act accordingly.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
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Western Carolina University takes seriously the effect that these videos have had on the campus community and will act accordingly.
—Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 25 Aug. 2020
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Yet America is too preoccupied, too distracted, too overwhelmed to act accordingly.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 11 June 2022
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Conservative lawmakers have likewise identified the real aggressors and are right to act accordingly.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 23 Feb. 2022
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