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Idly

Idly meaning

Without specific purpose, intent or effort. | In an idle manner.

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Example sentences (20)

But the world did not stand idly by… we can draw courage from our unity,” he added.

Cairo has reached out to both sides in Sudan to push for a cease-fire, but is unlikely to stand idly by if the army faces defeat.

Finally, we arrive at a room at the end of the corridor, and much to our surprise, only one Angel is there, sitting idly, doing nothing.

Mrs Guo says she and other Evergrande buyers aren't sitting idly by either.

Tens of thousands idly munched at their dinners – including everything from loaded fries to cartons of ramen noodles to lobster mac ‘n’ cheese – while enticed them.

There I was, idly scrolling the internet, thinking I was done with work for the day.

If we just ignore an opportunity to place a parent on a higher spiritual level – this is tantamount to standing idly by another’s blood.

In a telephone call with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that Seoul won’t sit idly by “reckless” military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

In truth though, despite stacking them next to me as I worked, hoping I’d idly chip away at the cans, I never truly recovered from it.

I've never been able to stand by idly and say, 'It's nothing to do with me'.

NANS warned it won't sit idly if the South Africans make good on their threats to attack the Nigerian footballer.

Never one to just sit idly by, Knight took matters into his own hands after his match with Escobar, and he revealed that he would be holding an Open Challenge for the United States Championship at Bash in Berlin.

Roland was not a man to sit idly by after his “retirement”.

Shockingly the police stood idly footage shows and they had deemed the protest to peaceful.

Still, the rest of the pack will not just sit idly by.

They’re not empowered to fine or arrest anybody — fantastic — so they stand idly by and check Instagram instead.

They would rather be spending their time with their grandkids, they say, but they refuse to sit idly by when true equality is yet to be achieved.

We will no longer sit idly by while unhinged people openly defame the character of students who voted for President Trump," it continued.

While too many governments have sat idly by, or worse, defended Israel’s actions, one nation has stood above the rest in its efforts to actually do something about it.

As a mother, I am not going to sit quietly and idly by while my child, any of my children, is assaulted by anyone, let alone their own father.