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How to Use "Action" with Example Sentences
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action
(n):
something that is done; physical movement
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Used with adjectives:
"
Our company needs to take
immediate
action
.
"
(immediate, appropriate, aggressive, direct, swift)
"
The government took
drastic
action
.
"
(drastic, legal, military)
Used with verbs:
"
He
takes
immediate
action
when there is an emergency.
"
(takes, leaps into, springs into, swings into)
"
The increasing violence in the city
calls for
action
by police.
"
(calls for, demands)
Used with prepositions:
"
I'd like to see the new car
in
action
.
"
(in)
"
Since the ballplayer hurt his leg, he has been
out of
action
.
"
(out of, away from the)
"
We will take legal
action
against
the person who hit our car.
"
(against)
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