action
Example Sentences
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It’s an unconventional psychological profile for an action hero, which Mr. Liu certainly is—the fight scenes, in which the female characters more than hold their own, are intense.
Roth paints a dreary portrait of how that scenario could have played out, but the horrors are resolved by something of a deus ex machina rather than by any one character’s bold, heroic actions.
From Los Angeles Times
Festive fixtures are a big deal in the NFL these days, and despite four of the six teams in action already being out of the play-offs all three games were full-blooded encounters.
From BBC
Being so close to the action also posed other occupational hazards.
From BBC
The pitch was the catalyst for the helter-skelter action.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
