How to Use lack of action in a Sentence

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• In the Northeast, the lack of action has been the headline.
  — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 16 Jan. 2023
• The lack of action at the deadline hurt Bloom’s standing.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• The cut to the one-year rate was widely expected, but the lack of action on the five-year rate was not.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
• In his response, Lopes also called out the lack of action from both fighters.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
• One reason for the lack of action on Twitter’s part may be Musk’s staffing cuts, the AP reported.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
• One of the most notable developments of the first round of the 2023 NFL draft on Thursday night centered on lack of action.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
• The leadership of the Pac 12 should be ashamed and embarrassed for their actions or their lack of action leading to the collapse of the Pac 12.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2023
• This lack of action led to articles by Ken Rosenthal and Buster Olney lamenting the process and the lack of action.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• The lack of action from the federal government has led a number of states to step in to restrict or even ban the compound.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
• The cut to the one-year benchmark lending rate was expected, but the lack of action on the five-year rate was a surprise to economists.
  — Juliana Liu, CNN, 20 Aug. 2023
• Nowadays, the attacks have dropped off and the mercenaries encounter a new problem: the lack of action.
  — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Mar. 2022
• Cherelle and others close to Griner have expressed their frustration with the lack of action to get the basketball star out of Russia.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022
• In 1997, Tony Blair, the former prime minister of the UK, apologized for his country’s lack of action during the famine.
  — Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
• Ohio State coach Ryan Day later attributed the lack of action to a day of rest for the redshirt freshman and now presumptive starter.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2021
• Democrats’ support among young voters is crumbling amid a lack of action on climate change and student loan debt.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 July 2022
• Is there a danger - through the current lack of action by the Security Council - that it could be damaged by what’s going on in Ukraine?
  — Thomas G. Weiss, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2022
• Lack of dramatic advances or withdrawals does not mean lack of action, still less stalemate.
  — Karolina Hird, Time, 3 Aug. 2023
• Eskrich said the lack of action by Alabama and other states opposed to RCV will not matter if a handful of other states try it.
  — al, 4 Dec. 2022
• Many countries attempt detract from their own lack of action by decrying the lack by others.
  — Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
• The lack of action outside the Senate chamber is indicative of the public’s view, or apathy, about Paxton and the trial.
  — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
• And any parents who haven’t gotten their kids vaccinated and are now complaining need to sit in a corner and think about their lack of action.
  — Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 7 Jan. 2022
• His lack of action during a crucial four-minute stretch of the shooting outraged parents and the sheriff, who chastised him publicly for not doing more to save lives.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
• Dailey-Ruddy wasn’t surprised by the lack of action against Buckingham.
  — Nick Perry, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, Thurmond was criticized for a lack of action.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2023
• Local officials have struggled to come up with solutions in the face of a lack of action from the federal government and lax state gun laws.
  — Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
• That decision left a handful of House conservatives upset with the lack of action.
  — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
• Their lack of action later became a sticking point for the defense, which questioned their memories.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
• The majority of the committee appeared frustrated with the lack of action on the legislation by the Senate as a whole.
  — Christopher Hutton, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
• The proliferation of strikeouts and lack of action probably will do that.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
• Going from criticizing Harris for her lack of action on the southern border, Trump would then switch to blaming the media's portrayal of his rhetoric.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024