How to Use the action in a Sentence

the action

noun
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  • The first film felt like a lengthy set-up for the action to come.
    — Scott Phillips, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The pacing is spot on, the cast is all locked in, and the action holds up.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
  • The Kralj home, where the greater part of the action takes place, is stunning.
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Here's what to know about the RNC and how to follow along with all of the action.
    — Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 12 July 2024
  • El Monte was far out of L.A., but not so far as to miss out on the action.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • At one point, the Duchess of Sussex appeared to take a break from the action to have a sip of beer.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Up until the final two plays, Moore hadn’t been in on any of the action.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The dancing has to come through the action rather than vice versa.
    — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 30 May 2024
  • In the eighth round, Plant and his entourage stroll out of the bowels of the arena to take in a little of the action.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Head to one of Charlotte's many soccer bars to soak up the action.
    — Laura Barrero, Axios, 13 July 2024
  • The Ones Who Live stands to finally fill in those blanks, with Rick right in the center of the action.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Scenes from that match start and end the film and punctuate the action throughout.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
  • Put yourself in the heart of the action by booking rooms at SLS Brickell.
    — Juliet Izon, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024
  • In past years, fashion fans have followed all the action on Vogue’s livestream.
    — Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Auburn brings the action back around to the small and yet big matter of having and then losing a friendship.
    — Vulture, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The family's dog and Messer, who both sit watching the action from the wings.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Much of the action will occur overnight in the United States due to the big time difference with the host countries.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2023
  • My style is usually fancy and, for the action and the characters, a bit over-the-top.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Sever would remain in the trees in order to direct the action.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Can the Trojans control the action with its running game?
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The broadcast included many shots of Swift watching the action from a suite in the stadium and the couple hugged and kissed at the end of the game.
    — Rob Golum, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Dafoe had his costar slap him in real life around 20 times to help make the action look more believable!
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • But Monday night’s stomp wasn’t the action of an all-timer going down valiantly.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Much of the action takes place in the nearby mixed-race neighborhood, Reboleira.
    — Martin Dale, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Johnson, who missed some of the OTA workouts, could also jump back into the action.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2024
  • In most movies and TV shows, the talk between and among characters serves only to drive the action forward.
    — Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Credit: Peacock Vigil Vigil brings the action out to the deep blue sea!
    — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Enright, a freshman from Farmington, Minn., was in the middle of the action with the first three-point game of her career.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The art market is starting to look like a painting that has too much of the action crammed into one corner.
    — Carol Ryan, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • After Hick, Blake Lively turned a leaf and went into the action/thriller realm with 2012's Savages.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024

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