How to Use activity in a Sentence

activity

noun
  • We planned an activity for the children.
  • The holidays always set off a lot of activity in our home.
  • The instruments are used to detect volcanic activity on the island.
  • The police are now monitoring criminal activity in the area.
  • She gets at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day.
  • The area was a beehive of activity on a round-the-clock schedule.
    Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
  • How to Fix It: Six to eight minutes of activity is a good place to start.
    Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The booth fees are $20 and $40, which will be used to promote the event and provide free activities for children at the bazaar.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Right now there is so much activity from the South China Sea down through the Philippines that that's a big risk.
    CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, a kid’s area on the north part of the park has family-friendly activities.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The great thing about aerobic activities is that these can and should be fun!
    Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The event will also have kids' activities, food trucks and a beer garden.
    Alex Golden, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Sundance was a blur of activity when Mario fought his way through the parking lot to drop us off at the base of the Outlaw Express chair.
    Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The activity became a way for the BYU men’s basketball team to bond.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
  • When wasp activity has died down, knock the nest down to discourage the wasps’ return.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024
  • In Long Beach's case, it was noted that this was a site of oil and gas extraction activities.
    Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate activity most days of the week.
    Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Health, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Sports events, the arts, the theater, social outings and fun activities with kids will appeal to you.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Sports events, playful activities with children and the arts will all appeal to you.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
  • There’s also a roster of new bands to suit your activity and add some sportswear flair.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Nobody should have to deal with this kind of activity on their ranch or anywhere for that matter.
    Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The circuits flip on and off based on the activity of switches called transistors.
    Alex W. Palmer, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • This would put readings in the upper 50s to lower 60s much of the time with some shower activity, but not daily rain.
    Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The 160-mile stretch is barred with fences and landmines and is largely empty of human activity.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Most dresses are versatile enough to dress up, wear to the office, or dress down for day-off activities, too.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • You also might be involved in sports and activities with kids.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
  • After Jordan failed to secure enough votes, the House floor turned into a hive of activity.
    Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Stretched across the lawn, activities included a visit to a school house, a field trip to the farm, a reading nook, the traditional egg roll and egg hunt, and more.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
  • All students deserve the academic and health benefits of sports activity, and until Donald Trump began obsessing about it, playing on a team consistent with one's gender has not been a problem since the standard was passed in 2013.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Motion Zones can be customized to send real-time notifications based on activity in specific areas.
    Paul Lamkin, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

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