Examples of inaction in a Sentence
The protesters criticized the administration's inaction on environmental issues.
We must consider the consequences of continued inaction.
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The tools exist, the use cases are real, and the cost of inaction is far too high.
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Markus Pflitsch, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Trump deserves credit for ignoring the voices in Washington who counsel inaction out of an understandable but often paralyzing fear of unintended consequences.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 June 2025
No responsible nation — certainly not one whose very survival is at stake — could choose inaction.
—Laurence Milstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
The idea is that government action or inaction caused their losses.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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Markus Pflitsch, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Trump deserves credit for ignoring the voices in Washington who counsel inaction out of an understandable but often paralyzing fear of unintended consequences.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 June 2025
No responsible nation — certainly not one whose very survival is at stake — could choose inaction.
—Laurence Milstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
The idea is that government action or inaction caused their losses.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaction. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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inaction
noun
in·ac·tion
(ˈ)in-ˈak-shən 
: lack of action or activity : idleness
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