How to Use do-nothing in a Sentence

do-nothing

noun

• Is Jack a do-nothing philanderer while Shyanne desperately tries to preserve their five-year romance, or is the truth more complicated than that?
  — Todd Gilchrist, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
• Finally, upgrade your couch-rot-and-do-nothing sessions with the TCL 75-inch Class Q6 smart TV, and save 22%.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 May 2026
• Prosecutors alleged a conspiracy to influence Madigan by funneling payments to do-nothing subcontractors and other political perks to the speaker and then washing it from the utility’s books.
  — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
• Dooley played up his status as a first-time candidate and, despite Republicans controlling the House, Senate and White House, hit Collins as being part of a do-nothing government.
  — ABC News, 31 May 2026
• Former ComEd consultant Jay Doherty was sentenced today to one year in prison for his role in an elaborate scheme to funnel money to do-nothing subcontractors with ties to then-House Speaker Michael Madigan in exchange for Madigan’s influence on legislation in Springfield.
  — Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025