take action

idiom

: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result

The committee is ready to take action.

Examples of take action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lacking many options to take action, the parents finally went to court, seeking to prevent him from donating to anyone else. —

Brian Lowry, CNN, 3 July 2024 The decision doesn’t require cities to take action against homeless people, but gives them the ability to do so. —

Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024 On May 21, 80 pediatricians and child health professionals visited Capitol Hill to urge Congress to take action to protect our children from gun violence, the leading cause of childhood death in our country. —

Dr. Cassie Stegall, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024 June is a good time to deepen our understanding of all these buzzing beauties — and take action to protect them. —

Melissa Rae Sanger, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for take action

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