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

Four U.A.E. flags fluttered from the roof in the afternoon breeze, while a small fleet of roughly two dozen school buses stood idle beside the compound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Uploads and downloads were fast and didn’t idle.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 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

“He’s been eating more than his share of the stores and lying idle while we sweat and faint in the heat,” Nathaniel complains.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone