see action

idiom

: to fight in a battle
His unit first saw action on June 20th.

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Kershaw will almost certainly see action in that series, and in subsequent ones if the team advances. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 Kelce was the only member of the team who traveled to Jacksonville for the opener but did not see action. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025 Saturday’s matchup with the Rams will be the first preseason game in which both rookie quarterbacks see action. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Top players like defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and outside linebacker Brian Burns figure to get the night off, while the majority of the healthy players should see action. Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for see action

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“See action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20action. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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