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Sentence count:94+9 Only show simple sentencesPosted:2017-03-01Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: lazilySimilar words: lucidlyrapidlytimidlysplendidlylanguidlyidlesidlebadlyMeaning: [aɪdlɪ]  adv. in an idle manner. 
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1. It eats in her to stand idly by.
2. She flicked idly through a magazine.
3. Idly she let her eyes drift over his desk.
4. He wondered idly what would happen.
5. Then for a time they sat idly.
6. She waited,(sentence dictionary) idly turning the pages of a magazine.
7. We were not idly sitting around.
8. We talked idly about magazines and baseball.
9. My mother prefers working to sitting idly.
10. She sat in the warm sun, idly sipping champagne.
11. We can't stand idly by and let people starve.
12. He idly plucked the strings of the lute.
13. You shouldn't sit idly by while we are busy.
14. He was idly turning the pages of a magazine.
15. They sat around, chatting idly.
16. He sat turning the pages idly.
17. I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it.
18. He sat on the bed, idly plucking the strings of his guitar.
19. Surely the world cannot stand idly by and let this country go through the agony of war yet again?
20. He sat there idly turning the pages of a book.
21. She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt.
22. She stared at the floor, idly playing with the strap of her handbag.
23. She sat idly flipping through the pages of a fashion magazine.
24. She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink.
25. I was flicking idly through a newspaper while awaiting the arrival of orange juice and coffee.
26. I cannot stand idly by and let him take the blame.
27. Idly, he let his gaze drift across the horizon.
28. She began idly turning the pages of the book.
29. Idly she picked up her packets of seeds.
30. He saw a book on the table and picked it up, idly curious.
More similar words: lucidlyrapidlytimidlysplendidlylanguidlyidlesidlebadlysadlycuddlyloudlygladlygoodlydeadlyhardlyproudlybroadlyspindlymarkedlyhardly anydoggedlyinwardlyfriendlyallegedlyabsurdlysupposedlydastardlyniggardlyreputedlyunabashedly
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