Examples of 'stood idly' in a sentence

Meaning of "stood idly"

stood idly - This phrase describes being in a stationary position without purposeful action or movement, often connoting a sense of passivity or inactivity

How to use "stood idly" in a sentence

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stood idly
Beast stood idly by his side.
Evil triumphed when righteous people stood idly by.
We stood idly by for too long after the referendum.
Politicians have stood idly by.
We stood idly by.
I tried to show you a world for what it is and you stood idly by.
Yet the world has stood idly by and allowed it to happen.
The Government has certainly not stood idly by.
We stood idly by once again while our brothers and sisters were murdered.
I thrust them into prison and stood idly by while they were put to death.
As this nation became an empire? that he stood idly by.
Germany probably could not have stood idly by even for another two days.
Should the authorities in these circumstances have stood idly by?
It will not be us that stood idly by while Kotickovich destroys everything we stand for.
And while they blamed the victim, as usual, the federal government stood idly by.

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I believe you stood idly by while the Anti-Monitor killed her.
It 's not because you stood idly by.
Ord 's troops stood idly while the fighting raged only a few miles away.
When iraqi kurds and shiites responded In large numbers, the u.S. Stood idly by.
And while the police often stood idly by, five people lost their lives.
I do not believe, Robert, while Jon did all those things . that you just stood idly by.
And up until now, I have just stood idly by and watched this go down.
We stood idly by and watched ' em.
He also said that " allies of Israel have stood idly by and exacerbated the situation ".
Politicians have stood idly by " " as thugs and killers have taken over.
By criminals for too long . " " Politicians have stood idly by.
The Germans stood idly by -.

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Examples of using Stood
You stood up for what you believe in
The other ones stood over there
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