Examples of 'could have acted' in a sentence

Meaning of "could have acted"

implies that someone had the ability or opportunity to take action in a certain situation, but did not do so

How to use "could have acted" in a sentence

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could have acted
They could have acted as legitimate institutions.
But he never could have acted.
We could have acted differently before.
It is true that we could have acted more rapidly.
I could have acted the same.
Is it possible that it could have acted.
You could have acted normally.
We were wondering if anyone else could have acted on your behalf.
Wax could have acted as a seal.
They are saying he failed to act when he could have acted.
And he could have acted accordingly.
Experts questioned whether regulators could have acted earlier.
He could have acted out of revenge.
That is the only way they could have acted so quickly.
These could have acted as spermicides.

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I thought it unlikely that any poison could have acted so quickly.
God could have acted otherwise.
He could have invented and admired but he never could have acted.
He could have acted in that way.
Yet it still seemed incredible that any warrior could have acted so.
I could have acted no differently.
Others in the region only wish that they could have acted similarly.
I could have acted sooner.
Throughout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted.
But you could have acted like another man.
Zuckerberg later defended the decision but acknowledged the company could have acted more swiftly.
They could have acted.
We found out even before the landing, and we could have acted.
Rapid liberalization could have acted as a constraint to diversification on the continent.
He could have invented and he could have admired, but he never could have acted.
We could have acted in a more subtle way without exposing you.
I tell myself that I could have acted differently.
I could have acted it.
The internal inquiry found I could have acted differently.
She could have acted friendly or killed her whole family.
Frankly I cannot see how he could have acted otherwise.
He could have acted alone or referred the matter to the full court.
I can not now see how I could have acted otherwise.
A doctor who could have acted otherwise and avoided an unlawful conduct is culpable.
Because I am not persuaded you could have acted on your own.
Jehovah could have acted long ago to eliminate or even prevent all suffering.
It 's possible she could have acted alone.
He could have acted scared when those Brits raised their guns.
No, i just wonder if someone could have acted that perfectly.
The Council could have acted decisively to nudge the peace process forward.
But were there cases where we could have acted differently?
He could have acted like Goliath.
Boley Hill is a natural outcrop of rock, and could have acted as a motte.
I never would have or could have acted upon anything I wrote in my journal.
Suppose the pellet was filled with a poison . Wax could have acted as a seal.

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