How to Use out of action in a Sentence

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• Lowry said his turnaround after his month out of action was the product of that month away.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
• Both slipped after their quarterbacks were knocked out of action.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 19 Nov. 2022
• Happenings took the painting out of action painting and left only the action.
  — Frank Rose, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
• Parts of Royal Mail's service will be out of action for several days at a time as different teams walk out.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN, 13 Oct. 2022
• Parts of Royal Mail’s service will be out of action for several days at a time as different teams walk out.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN, 14 Oct. 2022
• By Monday, the number of players out of action were down to 11 — seven in isolation and four in quarantine.
  — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Oct. 2020
• Nick Foligno and Taylor Hall, both dealing with knee ailments, remain out of action.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023
• The Portland Trail Blazers guard, out of action since Jan. 16 with a broken foot, hit a three early in the first quarter, blocked a shot, hit another three and finished the quarter with eight points.
  — oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2021
• Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said after the game that Jackson's injury isn't expected to end his season, but could keep him out of action for a matter of days or weeks.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2022
• Such services have been lacking in the southeast suburbs since a fire last summer knocked the busy Chicago Heights facility out of action.
  — Bob Bong, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2021
• That seems like a big responsibility to heap on the shoulders of a 30-year-old NBA journeyman, and 6-foot-3 guard returning from a long time out of action.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
• Skateboarding culture has long broken out of action sports as a subculture and become dominant in the U.S., both in street style by non-skaters and in new kids picking up the sport.
  — Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
• As one member of Ohio State football’s running back duo returns, the other is again out of action today at Northwestern.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2022
• Newell figured in the running back mix until a medical situation knocked him out of action for several weeks.
  — oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2022
• With those two players, and particularly Pittman Jr., out of action, the Colts needed reliable help at wide receiver, a spot the team often talked about using Hines more this offseason.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Sep. 2022
• Destroying one or even several of these spacecraft could degrade the capability of the satellite network, but not put it out of action entirely.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 28 Oct. 2022
• With the Appellate Body out of action, 17 cases are in limbo, allowing the countries involved to continue with the practices rejected by lower panels.
  — Yuka Hayashi, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2021
• The two veterans went through a full practice Monday after being out of action with knee and finger injuries, respectively, since mid-November.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
• Rookie outfielder Oscar Gonzalez is getting closer to returning from an abdominal strain that has kept him out of action since June 30.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 22 July 2022
• With other major producers, like the Netherlands, potentially out of action for good as the pandemic prompts countries to accelerate efforts to phase out mink farming, the industry faces an uncertain future.
  — Robert Hart, Forbes, 13 May 2021
• The coronavirus periodically takes waves of educators and health-care workers out of action; the entire health-care system is now perpetually overburdened and unable to provide its former standard of care.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 27 June 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024