aimlessly

Example Sentences

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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

Indeed, the discontent surfaced even in the first half as Spurs fans chanted "sideways and backwards everywhere we go" as the ball was passed around aimlessly.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

And, as Dreier points out, spacecraft would be “left to tumble aimlessly in space” and billions wasted that have already been spent.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 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

Children were wandering aimlessly, staring blankly, not yet old enough to grasp what had happened.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana