Examples of 'should have acted' in a sentence

Meaning of "should have acted"

Should have acted is a phrase used to express regret or disappointment about a missed opportunity or failure to take action in the past. It suggests that the person realizes they should have done something differently or taken a particular course of action, but it is now too late or the opportunity has passed

How to use "should have acted" in a sentence

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should have acted
You should have acted on your feelings.
As a revolutionary party we should have acted as revolutionaries.
You should have acted on her advice.
Then perhaps you should have acted.
She should have acted like one.
I think this is how a marketer should have acted.
We should have acted a long time ago.
He could then explain how he should have acted.
Then you should have acted like it.
Several speakers told council it should have acted earlier.
You should have acted on your own.
If you had reservations you should have acted on those.
Merkel should have acted much faster.
I now see that we could and should have acted sooner.
You should have acted before.

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He said that the international community should have acted earlier.
You think he should have acted differently.
Should have acted a lot sooner.
Your partner should have acted faster.
I should have acted down in the prole sector.
I simply said that you should have acted more responsibly.
I should have acted more responsibly.
The claimant did not act as one should have acted in the circumstances.
You should have acted more like a man.
If you had reservations about him you should have acted on those.
You should have acted like a normal person.
But i can not understand why you should have acted so strangely.
You should have acted two years ago.
Once it is too late we will all agree that we should have acted earlier.
I should have acted more cautiously.
I have heard from the member across who said that we should have acted earlier.
I should have acted sooner perhaps.
You must teach them why their action was wrong and how they should have acted.
Or you should have acted like you were dead.
Some critics at the time thought the Fed should have acted sooner.
Stike should have acted by now.
I felt the Conservative Government should have acted sooner.
I should have acted a lot better.
I saw danger and I should have acted sooner.
I should have acted more quickly.
Critics claim the FDA should have acted sooner.
They should have acted and acted quickly.
The Mayor and past Council should have acted on it.
I should have acted on my first thought.
Bhumika Ghimire wonders whether Nepal should have acted differently.
We should have acted first.
But truth be told, we should have acted sooner.
I should have acted differently.
I don't think the police should have acted as they did.
We should have acted faster.

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