idleness

Example Sentences

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Illinois looks for “mental deterioration, physical incapacity, mental illness, developmental disability, gambling, idleness, debauchery, excessive use of intoxicants or drugs.”

From New York Times

Drinking had come to represent a division line between work and relaxation, idleness and stimulation.

From Washington Post

Whether showing gray billows or white fringes, whether clustering together or parting to reveal patches of bright blue, the clouds seemed suited for the reflective idleness of a summer afternoon.

From Washington Post

There is a narrative here, apparently one of idleness, alienation and mutual distrust, though the picture doesn’t make it explicit.

From Washington Post

At the same time, others construed even the most slothful forms of idleness as a bold resistance to modernity's greatest ills.

From Salon