How to Use activate in a Sentence

activate

verb

• Touch the screen to activate the system.
• The bomb was activated by remote control.
• The camera is activated by pushing a button.
• Sunlight activates a chemical reaction in the plant's leaves.
• The President has activated the reserves.
• This step must be completed to activate your subscription.
  — Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
• Our links provide the only way Maryland bettors can activate the welcome offer.
  — cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022
• The Tier Credits will activate higher offer levels in the program.
  — cleveland, 27 Nov. 2022
• The Scorpio moon activating Uranus can stimulate your need for freedom.
  — USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
• Parnell’s daughter informed her that memories are deeply connected to scent and can often activate centers of our brain that trigger vivid imagery.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 5 Dec. 2022
• Deposit at least $5 to immediately receive the $50 free bet and activate the deposit match.
  — Catena Media, al, 12 Dec. 2022
• Deposit at least $5 immediately to receive the $50 free bet and activate the deposit match.
  — Catena Media, al, 15 Dec. 2022
• In fact, research has shown that romantic rejection can activate the areas of the brain associated with feelings of physical pain.
  — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
• The caller can then accept the invitation to share device location information and activate the device’s camera.
  — Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2022
• Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Sunday the team would activate Smith’s 21-day practice window this week.
  — Dallas News, 5 Dec. 2022
• The kitchen tool can hold 1.7 liters of liquid and is activated with the push of a button.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2023
• Wolff then heads to the race track up to six hours before the starting lights activate.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
• The arms move, the head rotates, and a button on the back of the figure activates the ferocious chomp.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 7 Nov. 2023
• The Tigers will activate him before Sunday's game and need to clear a spot on the 26-man roster.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2023
• At 10 points along the track, songs, phrases, or sounds are activated when the train rolls over them.
  — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Apr. 2024
• Aaron Civale is the only veteran starter still activate and he’s been on the IL four times in the last two years.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 29 July 2023
• But that wouldn’t fly with our Idea House team, who wanted to activate every square inch of the home.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024
• The Dodgers now have until Jan. 6 to activate Bauer or release him.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
• Once the tenth house is activated, Harris will be in the spotlight.
  — Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 July 2024
• The cards had their codes scratched off, meaning that if someone had bought and activated one, the amount would have gone to the account of the suspects.
  — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
• Press into the ground to activate shoulder and chest muscles, engage core, and lift knees about 1 inch off the ground.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
• That, in turn, activates a protein called PAR1, which is located on nerve cells in the skin.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
• Pair them with a vintage graphic tee and a pair of fresh kicks and simp mode will be activated.
  — Yoora Kim, Seventeen, 28 Mar. 2023
• Amazon’s Echo Shows have their own special tricks and ways to activate them.
  — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024
• Sign up here to activate the DraftKings Ohio promo code.
  — cleveland, 23 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024