inaction

Example Sentences

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Inaction on behalf of your husband is an action.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Inaction only emboldens the Truman’s enemies, which in this case include gravity and potentially an octopus, and encourages further mischief.

From Slate • May 8, 2025

Inaction dates back some four decades, said Mr Stewart, to when Brian Mulroney was prime minister.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

Inaction on several smaller bipartisan measures resulted in part from the reluctance of party leaders, particularly in the Senate, to devote days of valuable floor time to them amid a crush of other pressing matters.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2022

Inaction comes hard when a man has lived his life mostly in the open, doing those things which keep brain and muscle keyed alike to alertness and leave no time for brooding.

From The Happy Family by Bower, B. M.