mindless

Example Sentences

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I did, however, notice a very slight decrease in discomfort when breastfeeding my children “peacefully:” locking myself in a room and turning on the TV to watch something mostly mindless.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2026

If this vapid, airless, mindless time-waster had subversive designs of being a satire about the first lady of the United States, there’s not much it would have changed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Cutting out mindless, unnecessary daily expenses — like your daily coffee or subscriptions — can be the start of big changes, as author David Bach noted in the book “Start Late, Finish Rich.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Moxie moves mountains, and in a time when many of us are exhausted by celebrity influencing and mindless idol worship, Paltrow has maintained her enigmatic pull.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025

She said she was just typing up invoices to send out for her business, the kind of mindless work she could do while keeping one eye on animated Legos.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix