Examples of action figure in a Sentence
a collection of action figures of his favorite superheroes
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In 1987, Masters of the Universe, the first live-action movie based on the Mattel action figures, was released in theaters.
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Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
The show's writers subsequently did their best to accommodate the strange whims of action figure designers on the hunt for more and more playable designs.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 June 2026
The wariness went away when Trap Jaw shows up and looks like the old action figure.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
While Langella struts around his castle delivering deliriously overblown dialogue, Lundgren displays about as much emotion as the plastic toy action figures the movie is based on.
—Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
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Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
The show's writers subsequently did their best to accommodate the strange whims of action figure designers on the hunt for more and more playable designs.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 June 2026
The wariness went away when Trap Jaw shows up and looks like the old action figure.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
While Langella struts around his castle delivering deliriously overblown dialogue, Lundgren displays about as much emotion as the plastic toy action figures the movie is based on.
—Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for action figure
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“Action figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/action%20figure. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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