Examples of 'he had to act' in a sentence

Meaning of "he had to act"

he had to act ~ he needed to take action or make a decision; often used to indicate a sense of urgency or necessity

How to use "he had to act" in a sentence

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he had to act
He was in a position where he had to act or look a fool.
He had to act now if he wanted to act at all.
But sometimes he had to act against his will.
He had to act with the utmost discretion.
Jack knew he had to act fast.
He had to act like a big man.
The elder knew he had to act.
He had to act stupid to make his kids laugh.
And thus he felt he had to act.
He had to act like the king.
His owner knew he had to act.
He had to act happy.
The father knew he had to act.
He had to act in a way which was the exact opposite of his nature.
The man realized that he had to act quickly now.

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He had to act decisively.
Fadil decided he had to act.
He had to act again.
He realized that this was the moment that he had to act.
He decided that he had to act in order to save the season.
The President decided that he had to act.
He had to act before the ability to complete that action was apparent.
That was a hell of a surprise, so he had to act fast.
He had to act as he did.
And in the heat of battle, he had to act.
De Gaulle knew he had to act or risk losing control.
It would likely be moved the next day, so he had to act fast.
He had to act as the statue and required special make-up for the retakes.
Taken by surprise, he knew he had to act immediately.
However, he had to act quickly and without permission,.
There was no time to wait, he had to act now or be caught.
I think he saw Rose with a policeman, and knew he had to act.
But does it mean he had to act like a hero to obtain French nationality?
There and then, Robert knew he had to act.
Here, too, he had to act with tact and authority.
At that point, Somoza realized that he had to act quickly.
Yeah, well, in his defense, he had to act quickly. I mean surgically.
But with the election of Trump, he felt he had to act.
But he was a man, he had to act as such.
With such madness about the house, Jung felt he had to act.
In other words, he had to act as if.
In South Vietnam, Kennedy felt he had to act.
He must act, he had to act.
Liam wasn't bluffing when he said what he'd do if he had to act alone.
And that 's why Logan knew he had to act right away.
If something happened, he had to act.
Consequently, to quell the rebellion, he had to act quickly and strike hard.
And now it 's your turn to act . He had to act.
I guess … he thought he had to act.
When Greg found out what it was, he knew he had to act immediately.

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