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Examples of action figure in a Sentence
a collection of action figures of his favorite superheroes
Recent Examples on the Web
Borrowing a bit of that reality shine, Marvel shared their own take on the Housewives, featuring some of its most popular leading ladies — and Pepper Potts — all as action figures brought to life via stop-motion animation, as the gays have been doing for ages.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
McFarlane Toys also produced a series of action figures.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 July 2024
Harris also owns a set of NECA action figures that feature kids dressed in classic Cooper costumes and masks.
—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Think pictures, lunch boxes, dolls, figurines, miniature cars, glasses, mugs, apparel, comic books, toys and action figures.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
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“Action figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/action%20figure. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
action figure
noun
: a small-scale figure (as of a superhero) used especially as a toy
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