How to Use mindless in a Sentence

mindless

adjective
  • The article was a mindless piece of nonsense.
  • He seemed to be completely mindless of the danger he was facing.
  • The movie has been criticized for its mindless violence.
  • She was mindless of her appearance.
  • Just a bunch of mindless yelling.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
  • Jot down each task (even those that seem mindless or mundane).
    Tammy Homegardner, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • And that’s a stupid, dumb, mindless question.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Aim for seven to eight hours per night to guard against mindless eating.
    Arkansas Online, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The way to stem the tide of mindless violence is to deal with the source of it.
    WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018
  • There was little mindless scrolling on cellphones or eye rolls.
    Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2021
  • My phone was still dying around 8 pm each day because of too much mindless scrolling.
    John Brandon, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The trick here, though, is that this isn't mindless wandering or an ode to the city's nightlife.
    Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 17 May 2018
  • Instead, keep the lights dim and do something mindless, such as folding socks.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The best way to counteract mindless scrolling is with mindful scrolling.
    Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Take those breaks seriously and don’t work, even on mindless tasks.
    Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
  • And say something that’s worth hearing, not just mindless chatter.
    Chuck Darrow, Philly.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Packing feels like both a mindless reprieve from work and a rite of self-reflection.
    Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Keeping nuts in the freezer will extend their good taste and keep one from mindless snacking.
    Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
  • Of course, mindless games can be useful too, depending on the needs of the player.
    Kimberly Rex, Wired, 8 Oct. 2020
  • For one, eating during the evening often goes hand in hand with mindless nibbling.
    Lisa Drayer, CNN, 10 Oct. 2019
  • There is nothing to be learned, nothing to be gained, from mindless death and destruction.
    Jason Kehe, Wired, 10 May 2021
  • The second is to just watch something really stupid and mindless.
    Diana Budds, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2022
  • These go down like Japanese bar food, fast, sloppy, mindless and fun.
    Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Why aren’t players benched for a play, or a series, after mindless penalties?
    Barry Jackson updated October 19, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But all the mindless Instagram scrolling that comes with feeling the big sads was good for one thing.
    Alaina Demopoulos, Allure, 19 May 2022
  • How much did mindless scrolling on the toilet affect hemorrhoid risk?
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There’s nothing mindless or spineless about the synth-pop of Chvrches.
    John Adamian, courant.com, 28 June 2019
  • This rhetoric is not just the thoughtless ramblings of mindless partisans.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Limiting your time in the mindless scroll during this time of year can also be helpful.
    Shauna Harrison, SELF, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The whole idea of sleepwalking into sort of mindless consumerism.
    Cara Buckley, New York Times, 23 June 2017

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