Sentence examples for instead of idly from inspiring English sources

But instead of idly lamenting that he is not among their superheroes, he now wants to become one of their superheroes.

Instead of idly debating the precise extent of global warming, or the precise timeline of global warming, we need to deal with the central facts of rising temperatures, rising waters, and all the endless troubles that global warming will bring.

Had Watson bothered to take notes during her talk, instead of idly musing about her dress sense and her looks, he would have provided Crick with the vital numerical evidence 15 months before the breakthrough finally came.

But, instead of standing idly by, as planned, while tracks from his CD played on the sound system, he began to sway to the music.

Instead of sitting idly by, waiting for a famine or a jog, fat cells continuously send dozens of potent chemical signals to tissues throughout the body, including the brain, liver, muscles, reproductive organs and immune system.

All I know is that life is extraordinarily good right now, and I want to revel in the now instead of waiting idly by for someone or something to come along and change my circumstances or last name.

This was what was so promising about the rail project: maybe someday Austin could become the kind of place where the private sector gets involved and stays involved, instead of just sitting idly by while the public sector falls apart.

There's even a version with a laser pointer ($148) in case you want to try to bring down a plane point out cool clouds or something, instead of simply chatting idly about how cool or annoying it would be to have an iPhone.

It's been frustrating for liberals to watch as supposedly principled conservatives like Nebraska's Ben Sasse sit idly instead of rising in outrage to demand real consequences for the Trump administration's shadiness.

The Defense Department has said it will allow veterans to appeal these discharges, but versions of a bill to help speed up and put the onus of this process on the government instead of veterans have sat idly in the House and Senate since they were introduced in June 2013 and Jan 2014, respectively.

But he has a disconcerting way of idly lifting his shirt or putting his hands into his pants.