How to Use course of action in a Sentence

course of action

noun phrase
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  • Waiting for the ensuing digestion phase to come and go has been a better course of action.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Talk to your medical provider about medical devices powered by electricity and your best course of action.
    — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Human sociability, conformism, and the sunk cost fallacy—which leads people to double down on a failing course of action—all contribute to maintaining the status quo.
    — Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The best course of action is to be forthright with the facts.
    — Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Which is why Boone was asked if leaving Judge in the three-hole is the best course of action right now.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 May 2024
  • Lang said the league’s only course of action is to try to adapt to the changing landscape.
    — Brad Joyal, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • But oddly, the safest course of action is to get inside one.
    — WIRED, 15 June 2023
  • Lieb said the next course of action in this case would be an arraignment date for the younger Biden.
    — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The best course of action is to drive towards the nearest shelter.
    — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
  • The best course of action is to drive towards the nearest shelter.
    — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Instead, the best course of action is to avoid being around the trigger food or foods.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 7 May 2024
  • If that's the case, then taking vitamins may in fact be the right course of action.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
  • When this happens, one course of action is to ignore the remark and move on.
    — Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The Knicks must also decide on a course of action with the pair of first-round picks (Nos. 24 and 25) in the upcoming draft.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
  • Reach out to a doctor who can help figure out if cough pearls are the best course of action to treat that gnarly cough.
    — Ayana Underwood, SELF, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The House is in recess until both parties can agree on a course of action.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Pritchard wasn't willing to commit to a course of action on Tuesday.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2023
  • No one can figure out the logic of either course of action.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The White House declined to discuss its preferred course of action.
    — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
  • The safest course of action is to leave the city entirely, and the fastest way out is west, past the Colosseum and toward the city’s western gates.
    — Cody Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2023
  • If that does not work, and a shark tries to bite a swimmer—or even has a limb in its mouth—Naylor says the best course of action is to poke the shark hard in the eyes.
    — Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 12 July 2024
  • And there is no way to know for sure whether any one course of action will lead to better outcomes than others.
    — Kevin Woodson, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But in this case, the wisest course of action is for Charlotte to look past Tepper and to look at the broader picture.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2024
  • But again, having a healthcare provider assess your symptoms is the best course of action.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 30 May 2024
  • But looking around baseball, the best course of action for the Giants between now and the July 30 trade deadline is to sell.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
  • For delays and cancellations, Leff says the best course of action is to avoid long lines at the airline counter at the airport.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 July 2024
  • Consult a healthcare provider to determine the best course of action.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 12 July 2023
  • The best course of action is to pay the bill, then remove your ex as an authorized user ASAP.
    — Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
  • About 15 minutes after the announcement, Tori Folsom and Max Dukes weighed the best course of action.
    — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2024
  • The best course of action is to monitor your airline for announcements and to know your rights as a consumer.
    — Cnn Staff, CNN, 19 July 2024

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