Example Sentences

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Drained energy, lack of focus, a sense of aimlessness when scrolling online and dread over returning “even just one more email,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Eventually, Dyer’s aimlessness gets us somewhere — and, in the most English way, we find the book’s emotional destination in what he neglects to proclaim outright.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Still, if my nostalgia-clouded memory serves me correctly, our alleged aimlessness and "whatever" philosophy is amply romanced in movies.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2024

Although it taps into the same aimlessness that fuels the other tracks on “Nacarile,” iLe considers it one of the more “hopeful” contemplations.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2023

Their fluffy dresses, their gay parasols, the aimlessness of their wandering steps marked them as visitors.

From Happy House by Abbott, Jane D.