In a sentence
Six example sentences with activate, each labelled with its topic.
Glute bridges activate the muscles that most desk workers have stopped using, which is why the coach programs them first.
Fitness
Tap the card twice to activate the new chip, and the old one stops working within the hour.
Technology
Standing on the third plate activates a bridge across the chasm, but only while a crate holds down the first.
Gaming
A small dose of the vaccine activates immune cells, which then remember the intruder for decades.
Medicine
The chief executive activated the recall plan within an hour, and trucks were collecting the faulty batch by evening.
Business
The campaign activates thousands of volunteers on the final weekend, sending each one a list of doors to knock.
Politics
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