idling

Example Sentences

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It seems these days that almost everyone there has seen or felt the aftermath of an immigration raid: cars with shattered windows left idling and businesses emptied of their usual employees and patrons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

When Kieran Tierney pulled one back with a header it was just reward, Rangers were idling and Celtic were desperate.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

The sounds that invaded his New York City apartment—construction, idling trucks, car alarms—drove him to distraction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Albemarle also said it would be idling the remaining operating train at its Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Our car is idling by the curb; the engine is rattling, the exhaust pipe emitting fumes in the icy air.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day