How to Use the action in a Sentence

the action

noun
  • States can get in on the action.
    — CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But the action didn’t end there.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • See where your team stands ahead of the action.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2025
  • As to whether the lyrics are a match for the action?
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
  • That’s when the action comes alive.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
  • Read on to break down all the action from this week.
    — William Earl, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Why not let the fans get in on some of the action?
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Even Beshear got in on the action.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Stream the action free with Fubo.
    — Michael Dominski, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • Want to get in on the action for yourself?
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Mack was in the middle of most of the action.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • Tune in and find out, catch all the action on Fubo.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But the action on the field will be something.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
  • He wasn’t stationed in a back seat away from the action.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Hart was well away from the action, setting a screen.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • Usyk tried to swarm once the action commenced.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • As the action was winding down, the sixth chair was placed.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In the new book, the action jumps forward a decade.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Follow along here for all the action.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But the action on the ice stopped briefly, when the power went out.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Just like in my book, most of the action was set around the local mall.
    — Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Hulda is where the action lies.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026
  • Catalina Speed is ready to rev up the action.
    — James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And the action will start as soon as Week 18 ends.
    — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Now Lapeer is getting in on the action.
    — Amy Huschka, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Liv stomped on Iyo as the action spilled to the outside.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • And investors are trying to get in on the action.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2026

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