aimlessly

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The 21-year-old tanker sailed aimlessly for more than a month, according to ship-tracking data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It never feels like Brooks has a grasp on the material, which careens aimlessly through Ella’s harried day-to-day in a handsomely bland, serviceable style.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

She sits silently, her eyes glassy as she stares aimlessly across the hospital ward.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

From his home’s backdoor, Blowen can watch one former racehorse great in particular amble aimlessly in a nearby pasture: Silver Charm, the champion thoroughbred that won the 1997 Kentucky Derby.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

“The marrow of his bone ...” I repeated aimlessly.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles