do-nothing
Example Sentences
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The plan’s do-nothing nature was never so clearly articulated as when Modica approached the mic at a packed town meeting Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
As much as Forrest is a know-nothing, except when it comes to knowing what love is, he’s also a do-nothing when it comes to acknowledging systemic wrongdoing.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2024
Whenever a company descends into dysfunction, often there’s a do-nothing board at the top.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2023
Consider, however, that Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and chief executive, has said he sets aside “puttering time” every morning before taking any calls or meetings — basically carving out a scheduled chunk of do-nothing time.
From New York Times • May 29, 2021
Personally, he should be comfortable enough; but if he had a wife and three or four children, a helpless, bedridden mother, or a drunken father, or a do-nothing brother, hanging upon him, what then?
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
