idleness
Example Sentences
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In its absence, I recognized that I mostly turned to it out of boredom, idleness or an almost inert curiosity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Multiple residents warned of "idleness" among the youth, who face high unemployment.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
Now under state ownership, productivity is low compared to competitors both in the UK and abroad, not due to idleness but because workers don't have the equipment they need to do their job efficiently.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
The fifth Puritan credo that’s still with us is "hard work is holy, while idleness is a sin."
From Salon ● May 26, 2025
Miss Peregrine, who seemed to be constitutionally incapable of idleness, took a saucepan from the stove top and began scouring it with a steel brush.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing idleness
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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War Horse
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