see action

idiom

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

Examples of see action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Serving the Meal on Your Fine China The plates holding court in your antique hutch would love to see action every once in a while. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2024 Harbaugh said backup quarterbacks Luis Perez and Max Duggan also will see action against the Rams. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024 Jordan Mason will likely see action near his hometown of Gallatin, Tennessee, with Christian McCaffrey and Elijah Mitchell sidelined with injuries. Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024 The track will see action from July 26 until August 11 and was made by Italian manufacturer Mondo. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 July 2024 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 25 Oct. 2024.

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