How to Use see action in a Sentence

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  • This is the deepest unit on the team, with more than a dozen players who could see action in the fall.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Auburn had 14 players see action and 11 of them scored at least one point.
    — al, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Bridges is the only Hornets’ player to see action in each of the team’s 55 games.
    — Jeffrey Bernstein, courant.com, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Those movies that go into the theaters, people want to see action: Marvel or the Tom Cruise thing.
    — David Marchese David Marchese, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Even with Garoppolo set to start Week 1, there’s a darn good chance that Lance will see action early on.
    — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The 6-foot-5 guard is unlikely to see action right away, but should provide the Trojans with a spark in their backcourt.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Barnhart said three of the 19 athletes didn’t see action in games, making depth even then a big challenge.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 23 June 2023
  • With a lack of depth at running back, Jevyon Ducker should see action.
    — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Neither Jones nor running back Saquon Barkley played, and it is not known if either of them will see action against the Panthers.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Shamet didn’t see action against Minnesota or Denver last week, but Williams has called on him in Phoenix’s last three games.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Both punters could see action against the Cardinal, Smith said.
    — oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2020
  • His minutes, though, again were limited, this time with a lone 6:22, the lone Heat player to see action who went scoreless.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The junior transfer from Quinnipiac who was brought in to add punch, could see action this week against Notre Dame.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Bates is projected as more of a blocking tight end who could see action on specials teams as a rookie.
    — oregonlive, 1 May 2021
  • Villar, last with the Brewers in 2018 before a trade-deadline exchange for Jonathan Schoop, didn't see action in the season opener.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Simpson is listed first on the depth chart but both will see action against the Eagles, and Aumavae-Laulu definitely has a chance to win the starting job.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The war ended before the Bug could see action, but this predecessor of both drones and cruise missiles was tested as a secret weapon in the United States.
    — Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Food justice and worker advocates want to see action taken to rein in the industry.
    — Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • Still others could see action on special teams as part of kick-coverage and protection teams.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Likewise, even those whose ovens only see action as extra storage space know the power of one of Le Creuset's famous, colorful dutch ovens.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Coleman was in uniform and went through warmups but did not play in Friday’s 89-68 home victory over Buffalo, the only player on the roster to not see action.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Lopes made his Brewers debut at second base in the fifth inning as part of a double switch, becoming the 45th player to see action for Milwaukee this season.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2021
  • After passing Biden’s relief plan, the House is set to pass two major pieces of gun control legislation this week – both unlikely to see action in the Senate.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2021
  • In doing so, the athletic center fielder raised his batting average to .284 and has recently emerged as a candidate to see action again for Milwaukee before the season’s over.
    — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The following day, Friday, will see action on providing economic relief to those suffering the economic costs of the pandemic.
    — Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Beijing most recently wanted to see action against gangs conducting cyberscams against Chinese citizens from dens that sit across the border in Myanmar.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
  • When the Chronicle conducted a scientific opinion survey of San Franciscans, the message was clear: Residents want to see action on three major concerns.
    — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Roku’s survey found audiences prefer to see action/adventure and sci-fi/fantasy films over other genres in theaters, while international and crime/horror films are most likely to be streamed at home.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 26 July 2022
  • Some see action on gun safety as a winning issue in an election year, potentially inspiring additional legislative movement on new gun laws this year.
    — Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Shanahan intimated before Week 8 that Verrett could see action in a limited role, and again Wednesday said there could be something of a platoon situation at the cornerback position.
    — Kyle Madson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022

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