Used in a Sentence

aimlessly

How to use aimlessly in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for aimlessly.

Editorial note

And I'm free to drive aimlessly without worrying about getting lost.

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Definitions1
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Quick take

without aim; in an aimless manner; "he wandered around aimlessly"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of aimlessly gathered in one view.

adverb

without aim; in an aimless manner; "he wandered around aimlessly"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for aimlessly.

adverb

without aim; in an aimless manner; "he wandered around aimlessly"

Example sentences

1

And I'm free to drive aimlessly without worrying about getting lost.

2

I designed to that vision; I didn't work aimlessly.

3

Reader is now a mess of disconnected bits floating aimlessly in space.

4

"Lastly, to confirm the Milky Way results, the team put little cardboard hats on the study beetles heads, blocking their view of the sky. Those beetles just rolled around and around aimlessly"Sounds like they had a good time doing this research.

5

The side-effect has been described loosely as "getting bees so 'drunk' that they get lost, and wander far away from the hive, aimlessly, and fail to return alive."8.

6

It's a huge investment, literally and figuratively, to waste aimlessly.

7

You can make neat stuff all day long but if you can't tie it together with your own personality, then you're just a person who aimlessly cranks out neat stuff, which is something that will worry employers.

8

Besides, the circumstances make no sense...how would the fire be severe enough to destroy all major communications of the plane, then somehow extinguished, yet the plane not only didn't crash but flew aimlessly for another 6 hours?

9

Computers when faced with such situations will know that the position is objectively drawn and so will just shuffle their pieces around aimlessly, and playing against this kind of thing is not very good practice for actual human opponents who will try to find ways to beat you anyway.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use aimlessly in a sentence?

And I'm free to drive aimlessly without worrying about getting lost.

What does aimlessly mean?

without aim; in an aimless manner; "he wandered around aimlessly"

What part of speech is aimlessly?

aimlessly is commonly used as adverb.