In a sentence
Six example sentences with acting, each labelled with its topic.
Her acting carries the whole production, and the reviewers barely mentioned the set or the lighting design.
Art
Elizabethan acting was loud and outdoor work, closer to a market crier than to anything a modern camera would tolerate.
History
Studies of stage fright suggest that acting demands the same breathing control singers use, and the tremor fades with practice.
Psychology
The critics praised the acting above everything else, singling out the lead's silent minute in the final scene.
Movies
Motion capture records every gesture, but the acting still comes from the performer wearing the dotted suit.
Technology
The novel follows a touring company, and its best chapters describe acting as a craft of listening rather than speaking.
Literature
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