How to Use action in a Sentence

action

noun

• She tried to explain her actions.
• The school took disciplinary action against the drunken students.
• He was critical of the government's actions before the war.
• The problem may require military action.
• They decided that no further action was necessary.
• I accept full responsibility for my actions.
• The situation demanded immediate action.
• There is no action that a claimant needs to take right now.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN, 3 July 2021
• The post ended with a call to action and a link to donate.
  — Jane Hanson, Forbes, 26 May 2021
• Scroll down to see more videos of the nails in action, below.
  — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 11 July 2018
• Kuiper and Krukow aren’t just the ones calling the action.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
• When in crisis, the worst action is to go dark and silent . .
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2019
• The burst of contentious actions sent war tremors across the region.
  — Anne Barnard and Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2017
• Drop in and observe the groomers in action and ask questions.
  — Washington Post, 6 July 2019
• Here are six of the best moments from the weekend's action...
  — SI.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• And the four months away from action didn't help, either.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2020
• Get into a few flocks, then bring the next group in for some action.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 12 Jan. 2021
• But beyond that, most of the action takes place in software.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2020
• The easiest way to get the rest of your body in on the hydrating action?
  — Sophie Wirt, Allure, 18 Feb. 2018
• The killer guitar riff and a hard beat grab you by the shoulders and up into action.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2017
• If rock-bottom prices are your thing, this is where the action is.
  — Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022
• Their quick actions likely the reason no one was killed in this crash.
  — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 27 Apr. 2018
• My hope is that climate action will not fall off the table.
  — Jennifer Duggan, Time, 15 Jan. 2023
• This action has come on the heels of massive protests and school strikes against climate change.
  — Ashley Smith, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
• Shamet will likely see more action at the game with Payne out.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
• What has changed is the balance between action and ideas.
  — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
• Merck, first out of the gate, was working with a drug that has a nifty mode of action.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 19 Nov. 2021
• Rain, storm surge, and wave action is a greater public risk.
  — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 June 2017
• But the route to these discussions was long, and the route to real action by him would be even longer.
  — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review, 17 Nov. 2020
• Democrats want to keep the focus on Trump and his actions, rather than on the Bidens.
  — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 30 Apr 2024