How to Use spring into/to action/life in a Sentence

spring into/to action/life

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• The peace movement will spring to action as soon as Israel takes the fight to Hamas in Gaza.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 11 Oct. 2023
• And when that happens, the Belles spring into action, then, too.
  — Colbi Edmonds Madeline Gray, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
• Knight sits right next to the organist, ready to spring into action should the need arise.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
• And there have been recent signs that the tropical Atlantic could soon spring to life.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 10 Aug. 2023
• These are songs that need the existence of a Juliette Gréco to form themselves, to spring to life.
  — Bart Bull, SPIN, 20 June 2023
• On Tuesday, the city’s public fountains will spring to life on Fountain Day.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
• And don't hold your breath for this group to spring into action and give us all some clarity.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 July 2022
• Sleeping in the truck next to the bog on cold nights, ready to spring into action with sprinklers to protect the fruit from freezing.
  — John Tlumacki, The Boston Globe, National Geographic, 25 Nov. 2020
• As soon as the Ferrari came to a stop, Wilson spring into action, with a witness at the scene calling the star a hero.
  — Michael Y. Park, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
• In the footage at the pond, Cobb sprints to his car to get a window punch, and other bystanders quickly spring into action.
  — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
• Young’s research team quickly moved aside so the ship’s crew could spring into action.
  — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2021
• The axis of resistance did not spring to life on October 7.
  — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024
• His followers have shown themselves quick to spring to action.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2023
• My laptop stays in a closet, ready to spring into action if needed.
  — Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
• In the clip, Hilton requests that Faux Tom sing for her, prompting him to spring into action with a pretty decent cover.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2022
• All crews must be able to spring into action within three minutes if needed.
  — Emma Talley, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Aug. 2021
• Some shocked church attendees ran out of the church upon seeing the pastor spring into action.
  — NBC News, 8 Nov. 2021
• This network is not waiting for Election Day to spring into action.
  — NBC News, 15 Oct. 2020
• And — as with Negrón’s piece, though happening around us — the background seemed to spring to life around a sunrise of a barely audible soundings from the stage.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• If the sleigh is malfunctioning, or a part is predicted to fail, those elves will spring into action.
  — Richard Howells, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
• Keep your eyes peeled for the watchful marble busts, which lurk in the background as pistol-wielding paintings and floating candelabras spring to life.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
• Now residents have new questions: How does a city spring to life from a single property owner?
  — Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Bristol’s High Street area will spring to life as various house porches serve as stages for a neighborhood-wide music fest Sept. 17.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
• Teams are spread out around the incident, ready to spring into action if a troublesome drone is identified.
  — Stephanie Elam, CNN, 9 July 2022
• The insects secrete various 'danger signals' in their pheromones that can tell the entire colony to spring into action.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 June 2023
• When the first lady drops one of her white gloves, Teresa rushes to retrieve it for her, prompting Secret Service agents to spring into action.
  — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Dec. 2021
• Visible items, phone alerts, time of day, and location can be good visual reminders to help your brain spring into action.
  — Carley Millhone, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
• Viewed this way, the machines in Stérin’s menagerie spring to life, displaying a dizzying variety of different patterns.
  — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2024
• While opening dates and hours vary, some are open year-round and several spring to life in April, offering fresh produce, handmade items and gourmet accoutrements such as jams and jellies.
  — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
• During warmer months, the property’s wetlands spring to life with native fauna, while kayaks, paddleboards, and freshwater fish can be found all throughout the main pond.
  — Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023