man of action

Example Sentences

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He’s a man of action who wants us to put our American sense of romance to world-beating use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The message is clear: this is a man of action who is working on behalf of the people.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

To the dithering lords of the great houses, that is what a man of action does.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

Although the series treats Blauner as a fretful schlemiel in early episodes — almost the moment we meet him, we hear about his hemorrhoids — he’s allowed to be a man of action later on.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

His father was a man of action; he did his best to ignore the unseen world that the sages worked in.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo