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Recent Examples of idly
But Laika hasn’t been sitting idly in the six years that have passed.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
The Justice Department will not sit idly by when States mount attacks on the free exercise of religion.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Don’t sit idly as the first wave approaches; make the most of your time.
—Brandon Batchelor, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Tanks that had arrived from around the country had been sitting idly on the Mall for a few days; a summer thunderstorm was now threatening to rain out the President’s parade.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
The Justice Department will not sit idly by when States mount attacks on the free exercise of religion.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Don’t sit idly as the first wave approaches; make the most of your time.
—Brandon Batchelor, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Tanks that had arrived from around the country had been sitting idly on the Mall for a few days; a summer thunderstorm was now threatening to rain out the President’s parade.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for idly
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“Idly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idly. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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