not busy

Example Sentences

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The centre isn't quite deserted, but it's not busy either.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

“When you’re Nolan Ryan, and you’re not busy pitching yourself into dramatic ninth innings, across game-changing divides, past generational records, sometimes a moment arrives just because you’re scheduled to play that day,” Mr. Brown writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

All the worthy work on the park might be at risk if surrounding neighborhoods are not busy enough to keep Pershing Square active and safe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Now, he said "it's not busy at all, no one is buying."

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2023

Dr. Stanpole was not patrolling the corridor as he habitually did when he was not busy, so I sat down on a bench amid the medical smells and waited.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles