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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Children growing up in Baltimore neighborhoods pay the cost of inaction daily, where badges inspire fear rather than security.
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Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
The issue of how to respond to the Fed’s inaction on cutting rates has appeared to create divisions within the Trump administration.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
What’s more, 81% believe the inaction will lead to higher costs.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025
Hernández lamented the government’s years of inaction.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
The issue of how to respond to the Fed’s inaction on cutting rates has appeared to create divisions within the Trump administration.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
What’s more, 81% believe the inaction will lead to higher costs.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025
Hernández lamented the government’s years of inaction.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaction. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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inaction
noun
in·ac·tion
(ˈ)in-ˈak-shən 
: lack of action or activity : idleness
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