Sentence examples for action to speak from inspiring English sources

The phrase "action to speak" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey the idea of taking action rather than just talking about it, but it lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "Instead of just discussing the issue, we need to take action to speak about our concerns."
Alternatives: "act to communicate" or "take steps to express".

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His latest, "Concrete," which opened on Wednesday evening at La MaMa E.T.C., has no stage action to speak of.

Santa Fe has no nighttime action to speak of, unless you count the polychromatic, melting-crayon sunsets.

Not much action to speak of as Summer Rae walks into the ring and kisses the Show-Off in front of her former dance partner.

There is no action to speak of (Des Grieux does some reconnoitring for water and Manon dies), nothing to look at and virtually no fast music at all.

The R&A issued updates throughout the day to confirm when play would resume, but with the winds refusing to die down the fans and players were left frustrated with no action to speak of.

Now, Mr. Cameron said, he has been spurred to action, to speak out against the looming environmental destruction endangering indigenous groups around the world — a cause that is fueling his inner rage and inspiring his work on an "Avatar" sequel.

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He was known as "Silent Jack" by his teammates, allowing his actions to speak for him.

I like to use actions to speak for how I feel.

The State Department is all about wanting its words, not its actions, to speak loudest.

We are recognizing how important it is for our actions to speak for us.

I've allowed my actions to speak louder than any word could.

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