action
noun
the process or state of acting or of being active.
actions
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pluralof action.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Unlike Maresca's more specific solutions, which outline where and when certain actions should be taken, it is often United's players who decide when and where to use what they've been taught.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
She said that she was not scrutinising Letby's actions, but those of the officials and managers who were responsible for responding to the crisis.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The airline’s safety practices, its arrangement with Amazon and the pilots’ actions are among the National Transportation Safety Board’s lines of inquiry into the Miami incident that killed five people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Zimmer had been appalled by Harvard’s actions after the attacks and troubled by the ensuing antisemitism on campus, said people who know him, a time when one of his daughters had been a student there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
There was nothing in his actions, however—at that time—that indicated serious problems or advanced neurosis.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
