drift aimlessly
Frequency: 7.01.5 per million words
To be carried along by currents of air or water without control; to move slowly without a real purpose.
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- The empty boat drifted aimlessly on the vast ocean.
- After losing his job, he would often drift aimlessly through the city streets.
- After college, he drifted aimlessly from one job to another.
- For years, she felt like she was just drifting aimlessly from one temporary job to another.
- Look at the cloud as it's drifting aimlessly across the blue sky.
- The small boat was left to drift aimlessly on the vast ocean.
- You shouldn't just drift aimlessly through life without any goals.
- During the long lecture, his mind began to drift aimlessly to other thoughts.
- A single feather drifts aimlessly on the gentle breeze.
- Without a clear goal, many young graduates drift aimlessly for a while.
- His mind was drifting aimlessly during the long, monotonous lecture.
- You can't just drift aimlessly through life; you need a plan.
- We watched the logs drift aimlessly down the river.
- He realized he had been drifting aimlessly ever since he left college.
- For years, she felt like she had been drifting aimlessly, but now she has a purpose.
- His parents were worried about his drifting aimlessly instead of finding a career.
- The lost raft drifted aimlessly towards the open sea.
- The fallen leaves drift aimlessly on the autumn breeze.
- Without a clear plan, a new company can easily drift aimlessly and fail.
- The conversation started to drift aimlessly with no real conclusion in sight.