aimlessly

Example Sentences

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The 21-year-old tanker sailed aimlessly for more than a month, according to ship-tracking data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He drove alone to a Costco, aimlessly walking the aisles and tasting the food samples.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

Two minutes later, Swaibu held a needlessly high line, chased back aimlessly and allowed Maidenhead to make it 4-2.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

But the hard-liners have not merely been idle bystanders, whining aimlessly as they get outvoted.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2024

Pulling out my phone, I sit down on the edge of my bed and aimlessly scroll through my messages on Instagram to see a bunch of birthday wishes from my old classmates.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott