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Recent Examples of idly
This second option might seem a little silly – who wants an acquaintance wandering through their home or sitting idly on the couch?
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Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
This Good Shepherd will not stand idly by and let that happen.
—Scott Santarosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
In a sprawling recreation of La Carolina Park, the game’s centerpiece playspace, a couple having a picnic idly discusses life, love and the recent shift to the U.S. dollar as a result of the financial crisis.
—Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
This Good Shepherd will not stand idly by and let that happen.
—Scott Santarosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
In a sprawling recreation of La Carolina Park, the game’s centerpiece playspace, a couple having a picnic idly discusses life, love and the recent shift to the U.S. dollar as a result of the financial crisis.
—Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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