idle hours

Example Sentences

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During idle hours in Vienna, State Department officials would debate who would portray top negotiators in a movie version of the Iran deal.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2018

That leaves West Virginia’s parents anxiously trying to fill their children’s idle hours with something besides play video games, and teachers showing rising discontent as the strike drags on amid concerns about their own income.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2018

Now, it would be years before we could spend idle hours reading on the beach or walking along the shore, yakking.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2017

Not because I hate sleeping in, going to yoga class, and hanging out with the people I love, but because idle hours tempt me to check Facebook.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2016

Reluctantly, unwilling to give up the elegance he had felt on the flight, he taxied from the airport to the bus station and settled himself for two idle hours before the Greyhound left.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison