How to Use actor in a Sentence
actor
noun- Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation.
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With her death, the project has taken on even more meaning for the actor.
— Brooks Barnes Nicole Sperling Brooks Barnes Kyle Buchanan Kyle Buchanan Kalia Richardson Maya Salam Maya Salam Sarah Bahr Brooks Barnes Brooks Barnes Carlos Aguilar Brooks Barnes Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2023 -
There is no lyp-synching or blending of voices between actor and subject.
— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024 -
The Just Mercy actor was diagnosed with a brain bleed that resulted in a stroke.
— Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Dec. 2024 -
Which version was easier to work with, Jesse the actor or Jesse the director?
— Elena Nelson Howe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024 -
But iconic actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks is an outside-the-box thinker.
— Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2023 -
But how about if both Dad and Mom happen to be among the most famous actors in Hollywood history?
— Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 -
Milwaukee actor Rána Roman brings passion and steel to the title role.
— Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023 -
This historic nomination reinforces his status as one of the greatest actors of his generation.
— Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024 -
At the time of the actor's medical emergency, his older daughter Corinne Foxx released a statement but kept many of the details under wraps.
— Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 -
In it, a family moves from Ireland to a tenement in New York City to pursue the father's dreams of making it as an actor.
— Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 13 Jan. 2023 -
Austin Butler, who played the title character, won the award for best performance by an actor in a movie at Tuesday's Golden Globes.
— Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2023 -
The 52-year-old actor can be heard groaning in pain in the background.
— Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023 -
The Santos appears to be the actor’s Cartier of choice.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2024 -
And every actor knows your job as a guest star is to hit your mark, say your line, and stay out of the way.
— TIME, 9 Feb. 2024 -
The British singer-actor took home three awards Sunday.
— Jonathan Landrum Jr., Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2023 -
In a film about the Trump impeachment, what actor would play you?
— Keli Goff, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2023 -
Three of the men accused the actor of grabbing their crotches.
— Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 -
The duo first met when the White Collar actor hired Halls to be his publicist.
— Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024 -
Since then, Swift went on to date British actor Joe Alwyn.
— Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 14 May 2023 -
The music composed has an amazing way of also telling the story the way the actors do.
— Liza Lentini, SPIN, 5 Jan. 2024 -
What did that experience mean to you, in terms of the day-to-day work or growth as an actor?
— Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2023 -
At the time, the actor shared a photo with Kaitlin, their elder two daughters and a sonogram.
— Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024 -
As a bonus, there’s a chance the actor and bassist might play a bizarrely giant instrument.
— Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 12 Sep. 2023 -
Jesse Plemons picked up the best actor award at Cannes for his performance in the film.
— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 -
The actor has continued to rack up film and TV credits since 1995.
— Drew MacKie, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023 -
The working-class themes of the film resonated with working actors on the picket lines.
— Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023 -
According to the actor’s lawyer, Wayans merely bumped shoulders with the agent.
— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023 -
The actor spent months preparing for the role by scouring YouTube for footage of the musician.
— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 -
Writers are striking, and actors may too, over the future of the industry.
— Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
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