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Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry were not going to sit idly by in their defense of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans title after a first round under expectations.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Our faith traditions teach us not to stand idly by the blood of our neighbors.
—Joel Mosbacher, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
For months, tensions had been building between the two city-states as the Athenians clashed with Sparta’s friends and the Spartans sat idly by.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Wharton idly wonders how Serena figures in the new PR campaign: Shouldn’t Gilead’s global ambassador be in New Bethlehem to greet the new arrivals?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Our faith traditions teach us not to stand idly by the blood of our neighbors.
—Joel Mosbacher, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
For months, tensions had been building between the two city-states as the Athenians clashed with Sparta’s friends and the Spartans sat idly by.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Wharton idly wonders how Serena figures in the new PR campaign: Shouldn’t Gilead’s global ambassador be in New Bethlehem to greet the new arrivals?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Apr. 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 25 May. 2025.
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