indolence
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Nobody would’ve called it back when frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was singing about the extremes of teenage indolence in Green Day’s first hit single, “Longview.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
Recently, during a dramatic meeting of the Sunshine Committee when a member resigned over lawmakers’ yearslong indolence on acting on its recommendations, another member, David Zeeck, shared the frustration.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
From “Enlightened” to “Broad City,” from “Girls” to “I May Destroy You,” female protagonists flout expectations that they be hard-working and socially responsible, gravitating instead toward indolence and self-sabotage.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2022
Li, a dreamy scribbler who likes nothing better than to nap in the bedclothes after a long day of chasing calves around, finds the imposed indolence delicious.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2021
“Natural indolence, you mean. It’s really dreadful!” and Amy looked severe.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing indolence
The Giver
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Negatives with "in"
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Life of Pi
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