mindless

Example Sentences

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We all know the feeling of doom-scrolling, the mindless numbing of the brain.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

In today’s addictive media environment, mindless scrolling can feel like “paying attention,” justifying it as an ethical good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

But proponents see AI as a way to automate mindless tasks and wring efficiencies out of a slow-moving federal bureaucracy.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

If this vapid, airless, mindless time-waster had subversive designs of being a satire about the first lady of the United States, there’s not much it would have changed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Only when sudden silence filled the clearing did I realize that I’d been keeping up a steady stream of mindless chatter for several minutes.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss