idly

Example Sentences

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Maddox Batson sits in a swivel chair in a West Hollywood recording studio on a recent evening, spinning idly as his mother and manager go over their plans for the next few days.

From Los Angeles Times

No government would sit idly by as its citizens were subjected to such unfathomable horrors.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We can no longer sit idly by while our rural communities go without help. They deserve solutions and security, not another decade of inaction and uncertainty.”

From Los Angeles Times

“My pleasure,” he says, idly swiping his phone.

From Literature

Unseasonably high temperatures even left the impressive array of high-tech artificial-snow makers below mostly useless, their fans spinning idly in the warm breeze.

From Los Angeles Times