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Examples of action figure in a Sentence
a collection of action figures of his favorite superheroes
Recent Examples on the Web
As his legend grew, a fourteen-year-old boy and his father made and sold Eddie Gallagher action figures, pledging to donate half their proceeds to the Gallaghers’ military justice reform charity, the Pipe Hitter Foundation.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 6 May 2024
Herrington says at the time, Swayze wanted to play an action figure.
—Mia McNiece, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
The group then used action figures to hilariously enact what Trump’s time in the prison yard might be like.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Mattel has also teased movies about — deep breath — American Girl dolls, Barney, the Magic 8 Ball, action figure Major Matt Mason, the Masters of the Universe, Thomas the Tank Engine, the card game Uno and the ocular toy View-Master.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
For his birthday, Lloyd got him an action figure of lead character Ahsoka Tano.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2024
Over about one year, Nicholas Juarez Lopez stole more than $18,000 worth of Lego sets, action figures, electronics and household items, prosecutors said in a news release.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024
Moose Toys Lebron James Action Figure $31 $14 The Space Jam: A New Legacy action figure looks just like LeBron James himself—the voice also sounds on point and even recites phrases from the movie.
—Erica Puisis, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
With Monkey Man, Patel offers an allegorical story that combines the technical and heroic sensibilities of his favorite action figures (Bruce Lee, John Wick) with the mythologies rooted in his ethnic identity.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near action figure
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“Action figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/action%20figure. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
action figure
noun
: a small-scale figure (as of a superhero) used especially as a toy
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