How to Use inaction in a Sentence

inaction

noun
  • We must consider the consequences of continued inaction.
  • The protesters criticized the administration's inaction on environmental issues.
  • The stakes of inaction are high.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • Was their inaction a sign of asking prices around the league?
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • And for every brand that steps up, dozens more opt for inaction.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The cost of inaction is not abstract.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The time to act is now – before the cost of inaction becomes too great to bear.
    — Matthew Emma, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The cost of inaction now far exceeds the cost of action.
    — Sir David King, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
  • But the Fed’s inaction could be good news for savers, Schulz said.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But that shouldn’t freeze us into inaction.
    — Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
  • What’s clear is that the cost of inaction is far greater than the cost of compromise.
    — Sen. Alex Padilla, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Still, experts maintain that the cost of inaction would be too high.
    — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The cost of the mayor’s inaction is not abstract.
    — Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • On the one hand, the harm of inaction is real and growing every year.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The cruelest trick our minds play on us is convincing us that inaction is safe.
    — Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
  • As a form of inaction, the risks of silence may be less visible.
    — Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The tools exist, the use cases are real, and the cost of inaction is far too high.
    — Markus Pflitsch, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • But for many, the only course of action at the present moment is inaction.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 May 2025
  • Be part of the problem through inaction or part of the solution through change.
    — Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Durbin, who is set to retire in two years, said the impact of inaction will soon be felt in his home state.
    — Leila Fadel, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Question whether the risk of inaction is greater than the risk of moving forward.
    — Margie Warrell, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • And all the while, people inside are bearing the cost of inaction.
    — Alleen Brown, The New Republic, 1 July 2023
  • But one thing that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seem to agree on is that inaction is not an option.
    — Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • But one thing that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seem to agree on is that inaction is not an option.
    — Farnoush Amiri and Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2022
  • The unknown will always feel risky, but the bigger risk is inaction.
    — Margie Warrell, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The cost of inaction is far greater than the one of decarbonization.
    — Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The cost of inaction is much greater than that of overreaction.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2023
  • But my view is that inaction would be the greatest provocation.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Every day of inaction brings us closer to a crisis.
    — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • People are not always aware of the impact their actions or inactions have on those around them.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

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