idle
Example Sentences
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Machinery breaks down and sits idle for months because parts can’t be imported or paid for through normal banking channels.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
He is raised to be idle, insular and emotionally repressed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
While it cannot be substituted directly in LNG plants, countries can run existing coal power plants at a higher capacity or bring idle units back online.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
With each essay, I peel off the layer of idle ease that is the A.I. generation and see what remains: only hints of a life, of a story, of a human.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
It was probably the longest period of time he remained idle on his boat in the history of the Clara Belle.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Vocabulary lists containing idle
Some Tricky Homonyms
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The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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