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

Players would shoot when it wasn't the best option, crosses were delivered aimlessly without assessing whether a forward was in the right position.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

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

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2024

It was well into October by then, but the sun was out that day and I decided I could just about make out I’d gone strolling aimlessly down there and happened to come across Tommy.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro