How to Use back in action in a Sentence

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  • Two years ago, the trio was back in action in the 2020 election.
    Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The Nebraska game marked his third straight start and fourth week back in action.
    Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Su-25 attack jets are back in action over the main front line in eastern Ukraine.
    David Axe, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • Spring is upon us and so is the thrill of getting our gardens back in action!
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Central's back in action this week against Butler, Fairdale and Shawnee.
    The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Van Horn said the hope is to have him back in action by the conference opener against Missouri on March 15.
    Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The weekly event should be filled with the drama fans expect with Roman Reigns and his cousin back in action tonight.
    oregonlive, 28 July 2023
  • Luke Schoonmaker was back in action but played just 24 snaps.
    Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2022
  • With Klein back in action, East was going to be difficult to beat in the best-of-seven used in team tennis.
    Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2022
  • The Jackets are back in action Friday at Spanish Fort for their final area game.
    al, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The new-look roster will be back in action on Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Tight end David Njoku was also back in action on Friday after getting a day of rest.
    cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • The nostalgia of seeing these classic Doctors back in action isn't enough to save this train wreck.
    Adam Lujan, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The best hockey player in the history of Letterkenny, Ontario is back in action.
    Josh Chesler, SPIN, 27 May 2022
  • The pair are both back in action this year, and while Clark’s Iowa begin their campaign on Saturday, Reece is set for action on a blockbuster opening day.
    Ben Church, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
  • One thing is for sure, the Internet loved seeing the Pacific Coast Academy crew back in action!
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 29 June 2023
  • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are officially back in action.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
  • But in preseason game No. 2, with two of their best passers back in action, the Lakers offense hummed, giving a glimpse of how things could look this upcoming season.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Jessica Biel is thankful that 2000s fashion is back in action.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • This video is currently not available Late-night shows returned to air Monday after the end of the Hollywood writers strike, back in action for the first time since the stages went dark five months ago.
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Tony Hawk is back in action at the Academy Awards, just weeks after suffering a major injury.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Star receiver Ja’Marr Chase is back in action after missing the earlier Browns game and three more with a hairline hip fracture.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Float down the Salt River: One of Arizona's staple summer activities is back in action.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2023
  • Like everything else, the Phare Circus took a hit during the pandemic, with the country closed to tourists and the circus shut for nearly two years, but is now back in action with regular, packed shows.
    Charukesi Ramadurai, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2023
  • But the Milwaukee Brewers' No. 2 prospect is finally back in action, having recovered from surgery on his left thumb.
    Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2023
  • The then-24-year-old was taken to Henry Ford Hospital but was back in action just a few days later after wearing a heart monitor for 24 hours and passing a battery of tests.
    Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Harmony Tan, seen here at Wimbledon earlier this summer, is back in action this week in New England.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Forward Amari DeBerry was back in action after flight cancellations kept her from joining the team.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Black Pumas are, somewhat surprisingly, back in action.
    Spin Staff, Spin, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Highlands is back in action Tuesday, taking on Edison in another district game.
    Joseph Myers, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Jan. 2023

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