How to Use activate in a Sentence

activate

verb

• Touch the screen to activate the system.
• The bomb was activated by remote control.
• The camera is activated by pushing a button.
• Sunlight activates a chemical reaction in the plant's leaves.
• The President has activated the reserves.
• The kitchen tool can hold 1.7 liters of liquid and is activated with the push of a button.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2023
• The arms move, the head rotates, and a button on the back of the figure activates the ferocious chomp.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 7 Nov. 2023
• Aaron Civale is the only veteran starter still activate and he’s been on the IL four times in the last two years.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 29 July 2023
• The cards had their codes scratched off, meaning that if someone had bought and activated one, the amount would have gone to the account of the suspects.
  — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
• Press into the ground to activate shoulder and chest muscles, engage core, and lift knees about 1 inch off the ground.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
• That, in turn, activates a protein called PAR1, which is located on nerve cells in the skin.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
• Amazon’s Echo Shows have their own special tricks and ways to activate them.
  — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024
• But the feature first has to be activated by the account holder.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 11 July 2023
• It was activated on the first day of this year’s conference.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2023
• Bring the gravy to a boil after adding the slurry to activate its thickening powers.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
• Sprinkler systems within barns activate and unglue the manure stuck to the barn floor.
  — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
• The long-armed can even activate the exit sensors with a little bit of stretching.
  — Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Dec. 2023
• Drug levels increased almost sixfold in the part of the brain activated by the device.
  — Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 12 May 2023
• Most styles of hand warmer should still activate in extremely cold weather, some just may not last as long.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
• Merely activate the turn signal, and the Suburban changes lanes on its own.
  — cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
• Mars spends its first full week in Leo, activating your sector of health, service, and wellness.
  — Dossé-Via, refinery29.com, 22 May 2023
• The near-death experience activates her clairvoyant powers and kicks off the intrigue of the film.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
• The Dodgers, who needed eight innings from their bullpen in Monday night’s 9-8, 12-inning win, will decide after the game whether to activate him.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
• Tyler Johnson is expected to be activated to the roster from the practice squad.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• On the verge of being activated, he was pulled from his second rehab start as a precaution.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
• Water activates the fungi’s inner workings, and genes that lie quiet in the dust turn on with a sprinkling of moisture.
  — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2023
• Just pull up the lens to activate the focus designed specifically for close-ups.
  — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
• Its piercing alarm is activated with the simple press of a button, which also turns on flashing strobe lights.
  — Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2023
• This interactive pull toy includes lights and sounds that are activated when a toddler pulls the string.
  — Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 11 July 2023
• Harris claims the officers activated their emergency lights and commanded the driver to pull to the side of the road, which the driver complied with.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024