How to Use activity in a Sentence

activity

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  • We planned an activity for the children.
  • The holidays always set off a lot of activity in our home.
  • The instruments are used to detect volcanic activity on the island.
  • The police are now monitoring criminal activity in the area.
  • She gets at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day.
  • What was your mental wellness activity over the past week?
    — Paul Schrodt, Men's Health, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Sports events, playful activities with children and the arts will all appeal to you.
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
  • But advanced brain imaging has shown that those with chronic pain have clear differences in their brain activity.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2022
  • In the past, players could treat recovery as a voluntary activity, sought out on their own.
    — Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • That data included their social media activity and phone records.
    — Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Rates at hotels and resorts drop off in the summer months, though soaring temperatures make activities like kayaking or hiking a challenge.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Bout had also served the majority of his sentence and is not someone active in recent criminal activity.
    — CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Step 2: Identify your goal and activity level to figure out your macro percentages.
    — Isadora Baum, Good Housekeeping, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The book industry in the U.S. has grown over the last two decades, proving the activity of reading to be popular even in the age of social media and streaming.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Flavonoids also help to regulate cellular activity and negate oxidative damage caused by the free radicals we’re exposed to daily.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Then, as the participants perceived and remembered the locations of the patterns, the researchers recorded their brain activity.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The area was a beehive of activity on a round-the-clock schedule.
    — Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
  • How to Fix It: Six to eight minutes of activity is a good place to start.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The booth fees are $20 and $40, which will be used to promote the event and provide free activities for children at the bazaar.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Right now there is so much activity from the South China Sea down through the Philippines that that's a big risk.
    — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, a kid’s area on the north part of the park has family-friendly activities.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The great thing about aerobic activities is that these can and should be fun!
    — Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The event will also have kids' activities, food trucks and a beer garden.
    — Alex Golden, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Sundance was a blur of activity when Mario fought his way through the parking lot to drop us off at the base of the Outlaw Express chair.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2023
  • When wasp activity has died down, knock the nest down to discourage the wasps’ return.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate activity most days of the week.
    — Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Health, 17 Oct. 2023
  • There’s also a roster of new bands to suit your activity and add some sportswear flair.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The circuits flip on and off based on the activity of switches called transistors.
    — Alex W. Palmer, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • This would put readings in the upper 50s to lower 60s much of the time with some shower activity, but not daily rain.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The 160-mile stretch is barred with fences and landmines and is largely empty of human activity.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023

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