be indolent
Example Sentences
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Just when I thought I could be indolent, I’ve got to work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023
Martha, the president's wife, had deemed her to be "indolent".
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2017
Now, though, even some Gleason 7s are thought to be indolent, while about 20% of Gleason 6s are found to have been aggressive if the prostate was removed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2016
“It's a crucial question because it totally changes how we predict whether cancers are going to be indolent or aggressive.”
From Nature • Dec. 14, 2015
On the other hand, is it not a natural effect of ability to save us trouble, and even to tempt us to dispense with it, and to lead us to be indolent?
From Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8) by Newman, John Henry
