watch passively

Examples (10)

• The crowd stood by to watch passively as the old building burned to the ground.
• Many witnesses chose to watch passively rather than getting involved in the street fight.
• It is incredibly hard to watch passively when you see someone being treated unfairly.
• He would just sit in the corner and watch passively as his teammates struggled with the project.
• The international community cannot afford to watch passively during this humanitarian crisis.
• Instead of offering help, they simply watched passively from a safe distance.
• We are watching passively while the natural environment is being systematically destroyed.
• She had been watching passively for years, never once speaking up against the corruption.
• The government was heavily criticized for watching passively as the national economy collapsed.
• Do not just watch passively; you must take action if you want to see any real change.