Examples of see action in a Sentence
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All three players did not see action during the fourth quarter as the Lakers trailed by 27 after three.
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Joe Reedy, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
Some see action on gun safety as a winning issue in an election year, potentially inspiring additional legislative movement on new gun laws this year.
—Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2024
And then the same desperation as Monday’s first half in Brooklyn, with Thomas Bryant entering in the second period.
– That left Orlando Robinson and Cole Swider the only available players at that stage yet to see action.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Beijing most recently wanted to see action against gangs conducting cyberscams against Chinese citizens from dens that sit across the border in Myanmar.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
The war ended before the Bug could see action, but this predecessor of both drones and cruise missiles was tested as a secret weapon in the United States.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2023
Neither Jones nor running back Saquon Barkley played, and it is not known if either of them will see action against the Panthers.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
Simpson is listed first on the depth chart but both will see action against the Eagles, and Aumavae-Laulu definitely has a chance to win the starting job.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2023
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, 15 Aug. 2023
Joe Reedy, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
Some see action on gun safety as a winning issue in an election year, potentially inspiring additional legislative movement on new gun laws this year.
—Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2024
And then the same desperation as Monday’s first half in Brooklyn, with Thomas Bryant entering in the second period.
– That left Orlando Robinson and Cole Swider the only available players at that stage yet to see action.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Beijing most recently wanted to see action against gangs conducting cyberscams against Chinese citizens from dens that sit across the border in Myanmar.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
The war ended before the Bug could see action, but this predecessor of both drones and cruise missiles was tested as a secret weapon in the United States.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2023
Neither Jones nor running back Saquon Barkley played, and it is not known if either of them will see action against the Panthers.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
Simpson is listed first on the depth chart but both will see action against the Eagles, and Aumavae-Laulu definitely has a chance to win the starting job.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2023
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, 15 Aug. 2023
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“See action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20action. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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