The phrase "activist was able" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that an activist successfully accomplished something or had the capability to do something.
Example: "The activist was able to rally the community for the cause, bringing together hundreds of supporters."
Alternatives: "the activist managed to" or "the activist succeeded in".
To demonstrate the plebiscite's apparent loose controls, Spanish TV featured a report showing how an anti-independence activist was able to vote at four polling stations.
The retired lawyer has had a whirlwind few months, and she's starting to decompress and reflect on how she, a first-time activist, was able to launch the Women's March on Washington with a single Facebook post.
There had been for years rumors about what had gone on at Con Son, and it was only in the 1970s a US aid worker turned activist was able to sneak a couple of American congressmen in to get a first-hand look at these tremendously deplorable conditions.
He found that compared to similar firms, companies targeted by activist investors have higher CEO turnover, especially when the activist is able to gain a board seat.
"This transaction is an excellent example of the great results that can be achieved for all constituencies when the shareholder activist is able to work cooperatively with management," Mr. Icahn said in a statement.
That the underground network of activists was able to help Mr. Chen evade his captors and move around the capital undetected for days has undoubtedly shaken Chinese leaders, who have become increasingly determined to suppress dissent through technology and brute force.
We should look back and decipher how exactly a generation of activists was able, finally, to accept and embrace notions that seemed radical just 30 years ago.
The RNC rules committee and grassroots activists were able to come together on one issue.
However, some international human rights activists were able to enter the country ahead of the protest movement's anniversary.
Won't right-wing activists be able to claim that this was the mother of all betrayals?
But by using information obtained as a result of a disclosure law, activists were able to manufacture a problem for Target that disrupted its operations.
