out of action
Example Sentences
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Last Friday, Dan Suy took her 1-year-old to a children’s splash park in South London but found it out of action.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Leoni is on track to join pre-season training and Liverpool will hope he has lost none of his mobility during his long period out of action.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Hamstring injury could be severe enough to keep him out of action for a few more weeks, and it was obvious in a Game 1 loss to the Thunder that the Lakers miss his playmaking.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
That company also had one single camera that was out of action for 152 days - more than five months.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Haukelid was part of the team, until an accident put him out of action.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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