out of action
Example Sentences
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Last Friday, Dan Suy took her 1-year-old to a children’s splash park in South London but found it out of action.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
At one point in April, 10 vessels from its 32-strong ferry fleet were out of action due to technical faults, annual overhauls or crewing issues.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Hamstring injury could be severe enough to keep him out of action for a few more weeks, and it was obvious in a Game 1 loss to the Thunder that the Lakers miss his playmaking.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
That company also had one single camera that was out of action for 152 days - more than five months.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
All the tyrannous giants were dead, all the dangerous dragons—some of which used to come down with a burrr like the peregrine’s stoop—had been put out of action.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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