Example sentences for: action

How can you use “action” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In other British press editorials Wednesday, the conservative Daily Mail said that "public opinion is swinging in favor of an invasion" and that "the launch of a ground offensive seems likelier every day"; the Times "that it may take ground troops, backed by massive air power, to drive them [the Serbian forces] out of Kosovo"; the Daily Telegraph that Bill Clinton and Tony Blair should rapidly sanction "the Nato ground offensive that would be required to bring Serbia to heel"; and the Guardian that the West was sending a signal to Belgrade "that ground action is becoming an available option for Nato, should the air campaign bring no acceptable result, but that an opportunity remains for settlement before a decision on ground action is made."

  • A little known secret is that a standing ticket (usually around US$12) actually gives you the run of the arena: you can move around freely, sit in unoccupied seats, and even enjoy the action from the ringside until the actual ticket-holders arrive later on.

  • The analysis included in the proposed rulemaking provides the information required by sections 603(b)(1) and (2), describing the reasons for the proposed action and its objectives and legal basis.

  • Also, shades of the dog who didn't bark, the Post reveals that investigators are paying close attention to what the praying co-pilot didn't say: "There was no shocked expletive or puzzled comment, as pilots typically make in an emergency or when highly computerized aircraft suddenly take action without pilot input."

  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, urged her colleagues not to let Clinton "take an affirmative military action against a sovereign nation that has not committed a security threat to the United States."


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