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

De Bascher was the opposite, a dandy who enjoyed dissolute idleness with an elegant insouciance.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

One long dry afternoon I took out my composition book and told myself that I would write a story; it was sheer idleness that led me to it.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright