indolent

Example Sentences

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He did at some point own a Lake Erie steamship, which may have confused those indolent researchers Allen and Rice.

From Los Angeles Times

The truce idea was not born of naivete, but of desperation, in a country with over 110,000 disappeared and woefully indolent or over-worked police and forensics examiners.

From Seattle Times

Just when I thought I could be indolent, I’ve got to work.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of those tumors are deemed “indolent,” meaning that they don’t spread or cause bothersome symptoms.

From New York Times

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