idleness

Example Sentences

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The internet poses risks beyond idleness and harm to mental health.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Multiple residents warned of "idleness" among the youth, who face high unemployment.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Now under state ownership, productivity is low compared to competitors both in the UK and abroad, not due to idleness but because workers don't have the equipment they need to do their job efficiently.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

The fifth Puritan credo that’s still with us is "hard work is holy, while idleness is a sin."

From Salon • May 26, 2025

If they are brought to idleness too soon after running all-out—in old cowboy parlance, being “rid hard and put away wet”—their major muscle groups can seize up in an agonizing spasm called “tying up.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand