idle

Example Sentences

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"But it's not lost on me that these are not idle threats," Balmer said.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Uploads and downloads were fast and didn’t idle.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

It could be an expensive misstep to scale up a robot army to meet rush-hour demand in a city only to see many of those vehicles sit idle during nonpeak times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 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

When my sisters and I are lying down after lunch and my mind is idle, I think of these scenes.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver