How to pronounce acted
Listen to acted in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“acted” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 263 American · 743 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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always acted too late and they acted too late because they should have acted or their
UK Parliament · watch from 4:23 · hear it here
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staff who has acted recklessly?
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 47:41 · hear it here
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taken and acted on appropriately.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 12:09 · hear it here
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fact that we acted immediately.
FEMA · watch from 1:27 · hear it here
Why real speech
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