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Use of idly in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include idly at the start of sentence, idly at the end of sentence and idly in the middle of sentence

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idly at the start of sentence

  1. Idly she picked up her packets of seeds.
  2. Idly she let her eyes drift over his desk.
  3. Idly, he let his gaze drift across the horizon.

idly at the end of sentence

  1. He sat turning the pages idly.
  2. Then for a time they sat idly.
  3. They sat around, chatting idly.
  4. My mother prefers working to sitting idly.

idly in the middle of sentence

  1. It eats in her to stand idly by.
  2. We were not idly sitting around.
  3. He wondered idly what would happen.
  4. She flicked idly through a magazine.
  5. He idly plucked the strings of the lute.
  6. You shouldn't sit idly by while we are busy.
  7. We talked idly about magazines and baseball.
  8. He was idly turning the pages of a magazine.
  9. She began idly turning the pages of the book.
  10. We can't stand idly by and let people starve.
  11. He sat there idly turning the pages of a book.
  12. She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink.
  13. She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt.
  14. She sat in the warm sun, idly sipping champagne.
  15. I cannot stand idly by and let him take the blame.
  16. I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it.
  17. He sat on the bed, idly plucking the strings of his guitar.
  18. She sat idly flipping through the pages of a fashion magazine.
  19. She stared at the floor, idly playing with the strap of her handbag.
  20. She waited,(sentence dictionary) idly turning the pages of a magazine.
  21. I was flicking idly through a newspaper while awaiting the arrival of orange juice and coffee.
  22. Surely the world cannot stand idly by and let this country go through the agony of war yet again?

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