Examples of 'were doing nothing' in a sentence

Meaning of "were doing nothing"

Were doing nothing implies that someone or a group of people were not engaged in any activity or task. It indicates a state of idleness or lack of productivity, suggesting that no work or action was being performed

How to use "were doing nothing" in a sentence

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were doing nothing
You were sitting there and you were doing nothing.
I assure you we were doing nothing worthy of reproof.
I wanted you to remember the last time you were doing nothing.
Most of the police were doing nothing but standing around.
I do not want Theo to think that we were doing nothing.
Said they were doing nothing wrong.
Very likely, they made more money precisely because they were doing nothing.
You said you were doing nothing.
You were doing nothing because we were there.
I thought you said you were doing nothing.
They were doing nothing but marketing instead of selling the products.
He felt that you were doing nothing.
We were doing nothing with our lives.
I do not think they were doing nothing.
They were doing nothing but sitting.

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The authorities were doing nothing.
You were doing nothing of the kind.
Sometimes it has happened when we were doing nothing but snuggling.
We were doing nothing of the sort.
They become exhausted even if they were doing nothing all day.
They were doing nothing more than opening a window into their world.
Two murdered people who were doing nothing but driving to work.
We were doing nothing but trees and clouds in Riseholme and they need not be straight.
These people were doing nothing wrong.
We exchanged a few words with the inhabitants, reassure them that we were doing nothing wrong.
I thought you were doing nothing today.
We were doing nothing of the sort . They were trying to make a getaway.
But they also believed that they were doing nothing wrong.
They were doing nothing.
But Shiva said that the demons were doing nothing wrong.
We were doing nothing productive.
She was frustrated that they were doing nothing more than hugging.
You were doing nothing to help out Carla.
My friends and I were doing nothing wrong.
You were doing nothing of the kind. You were playing baseball.
The old man and his wife were doing nothing but watch her departure.
I have often wondered why the “ good men ” were doing nothing.
The kids were doing nothing.
We had to do this while 90% of the postal workers were doing nothing.
Police were doing nothing.
We were doing so little, it 's just as if we were doing nothing at all!
You were doing nothing in Lansing.
They will understand. You were doing nothing there.
Said they were doing nothing wrong. I provided my medical opinion.
I called them, Harvey, because you were doing nothing.
You know, you were doing nothing to help out Carla.
Then they will offer surrender, ' We were doing nothing evil.
From what I saw, they were doing nothing wrong and the security guys overreacted.
All I know is that they were doing nothing to care for the arm.
I suppose you were doing nothing this afternoon, you and Mr Baines.

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