How to Use act on/upon in a Sentence

act on/upon

phrasal verb

• Barbiturates are a class of depressant drugs derived from barbituric acid that act on the central nervous system.
  — Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2024
• Rather than act on those impulses, Amber commits her most monstrous ideas to a secret journal, purging anxieties from her subconscious though art.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
• The forces of weight, thrust, drag and lift act on a plane to keep it aloft and moving.
  — Craig Merrett, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
• Waiting to act on 4,000 acres is not to the benefit of the town.
  — Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
• The suit alleges that Parker failed to act on any of the warnings.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
• The thing that was the most difficult was to just act so much — and a lot of time to act on your own.
  — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
• The post concludes with a clip of Williams performing a stand-up act on stage.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• The people receiving the warnings need to be able to act on them.
  — Umair Irfan, Vox, 2 July 2024
• He’s taken the kind of risks many dream of but seldom act upon.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
• Only then can the court act on a petition closed to the public.
  — Jack Kelly and Matthew Defour, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2023
• That change lead to adjustments in how your core, glutes, and shoulders must act on the med ball.
  — David Otey, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
• David also received one count of a lewd act on a child under 14.
  — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
• The war in Ukraine galvanized Mr. Taylor to act on a larger scale.
  — Vivien Fellegi, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
• Johnson has pledged to act on Ukraine aid when the House returns, as the country's war rages on with Russia.
  — Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
• The agreement now goes to the Senate, which is expected to quickly act on it.
  — Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2023
• Schumer also positioned the Senate last month to act on what could be a two-year increase in the debt ceiling.
  — Tony Romm, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
• At that time, the district didn't act on the recommendation.
  — The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
• That’s the second-most appearances of any act on the chart; a leading six Taylor Swift songs infuse the first survey.
  — Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2023
• This makes the medication different from opioids, which act on the brain and spinal cord.
  — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2024
• If the government fails to act on claims within six months, victims can choose to file a lawsuit, a process that could take years to resolve.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
• Opioids act on a receptor in the brain that controls breathing.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2023
• Warning: this is not a time to take risks or act on impulse; exercise with caution.
  — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
• Consumers in general haven't gotten the message — or haven't had the ability to act on it.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2023
• Most of the witnesses encouraged congress to act on NIL.
  — Ralph D. Russo, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2023
• Her voice was her way out, first with a traveling act on the Black vaudeville circuit that her brother also was in.
  — Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
• Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler argues that every act has two elements: the pe’ulah (the act itself) and the totza’at hape’ulah (the consequences of the act upon the actor).
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
• The company petitioned the S.E.C. for new rules last summer and even sued the agency for failing to act on its request in April.
  — Emily Flitter, New York Times, 6 June 2023
• The second is to make a more diverse antivenin that can effectively act on a spectrum of snakebites.
  — Kamala Thiagarajan, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
• No Doubt served as the final act on the main stage before Tyler, the Creator’s headline set later on Saturday night.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
• The House will hold votes later Monday evening, after which Greene could act on the motion, though she’s made no announcements.
  — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 6 May 2024

Last Updated: 9 Oct 2024