twiddle

Example Sentences

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"I could either twiddle my thumbs or I could do something to help people and open," he said.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

During offseasons, she’d twiddle her thumbs, unsure of what exactly to do with herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2022

“What are the rest of us supposed to do? Just twiddle our thumbs and send players and capital over to Europe?” said Montagliani, a Canadian.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022

We have no more time to twiddle our collective thumbs.

From The Guardian • Sep. 11, 2020

“I twiddle about with lines of verse now and then, but it’s only a hobby. In any case, thank you for indulging me.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs