How do you use the word "activity" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "activity" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "activity": Any activity you need to accomplish will take more time than you have. Take part in the activity not for money but for learning through experience.

Activity Meaning

/ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe state or quality of being active; activeness.

nounSomething done as an action or a movement.

Sentence Examples

Any activity you need to accomplish will take more time than you have.

Take part in the activity not for money but for learning through experience.

Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

action

Antonyms:

inactivity

CEFR Practice Quiz

Volcanoes are known for their explosive ____ when erupting suddenly.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Reading is a great ____ to relax before going to sleep.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin āctīvitāsder. Middle French activitébor. English activity From Middle French activité, from Latin activitas. Equivalent to active + -ity.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth." — 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:

"[…]distinctions among states of affairs are reflected to a striking degree in distinctions among Aktionsart types. That is, situations are expressed by state verbs or predicates, events by achievement verbs or predicates, and actions by activity verbs or predicates." — 1997, Robert van Valin, Randy LaPolla, Syntax, page 92:

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