inaction

Example Sentences

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Inaction on behalf of your husband is an action.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Inaction only emboldens the Truman’s enemies, which in this case include gravity and potentially an octopus, and encourages further mischief.

From Slate • May 8, 2025

Inaction from the Church represented a "missed opportunity to bring him to justice," the report says.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024

Inaction on several smaller bipartisan measures resulted in part from the reluctance of party leaders, particularly in the Senate, to devote days of valuable floor time to them amid a crush of other pressing matters.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2022

For Chuang Tzŭ spent his life in preaching the great creed of Inaction, and in pointing out the uselessness of all useful things. 

From Reviews by Wilde, Oscar