action figure

noun

: a small-scale figure (as of a superhero) used especially as a toy

Examples of action figure in a Sentence

a collection of action figures of his favorite superheroes
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The proud mom says that Weston loved playing with action figures and was really into computers and video games. Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 June 2025 Fans can also pick up limited-edition action figures of the hard-rocking Dreadnoks at the event. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 3 June 2025 Jenna Ortega is being shrunk into two different Wednesday Addams action figures heading into Netflix’s Wednesday Season 2. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 Still images captured by photographers at the bottom present a confusing tableau, as if a giant has tipped a box of action figures out onto the hillside, bodies are upside down, or airborne sideways, and limbs are flailing everywhere. Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for action figure

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of action figure was in 1950

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“Action figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/action%20figure. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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action figure

noun
: a small-scale figure (as of a superhero) used especially as a toy
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