indolent

Example Sentences

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Otherwise, there are clumsy entanglements of the heart, indolent and intoxicating boys and girls, and a host of hormonal interactions with clergymen, horses, siblings, parents, et al.

From Washington Post

She was a would-be revolutionary, fired by a hatred of corruption and global injustice, who despaired at the indolent passivity of youth.

From BBC

Despite the indolent, youthful rage associated with the genre, Black - a semi-professional drummer in the late 1950s and early 1960s - was in fact by then a successful businessman in his mid-30s.

From BBC

Netflix solved that problem for a new animated and live-action series by pairing the indolent egg with a relentless chick on a journey to find its mother.

From New York Times

Novella can seem indolent, unconcerned, until she begins to scream.

From New York Times