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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a mindless thing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action, behavior, or object that lacks thought, intelligence, or purpose.
Example: "He threw the book across the room, a mindless thing to do in such a quiet library."
Alternatives: "a thoughtless act" or "a senseless action".
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"It's a mindless thing; they just swing without thinking.
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With no big ideological battles to fight any more, politics would just become one mindless thing after another.
The mindless thing is focused on Barbra, who holds her head down, as if unable to do anything but hope the danger passes by.
I'm really good at mindless things, so I could be in a kitchen chopping things.
Everywhere there would be worlds, but they would be empty or peopled with crawling, mindless things.
When I was this weary, I'd do various mindless things to get myself ready for the day, which necessarily demanded physical deftness.
The prospect of life behind bars brings out the father-and-son conflict Lehane often taps for his primary themes, as Joe's father fails to convince him that violence breeds violence, and that "the children your violence produces will return to you as savage, mindless things".
I remember this from my former therapist who told me, during the months of my severe breakdown, to do mindless things... like word puzzles and reading trashy novels.
Maybe it's just me getting older and not caring as much, enjoying the really simple and mindless things in life".
Some of your problem might be that you say mindless things.
"This idea of a mindless thug underestimates his intelligence.
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