idling

Example Sentences

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"I don't think anyone who is struggling with fuel costs would benefit from sitting in an idling queue with their engines turning over and their fuel being wasted."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Lines of idling trucks stretch several miles to the nearby U.A.E. port of Khorfakkan, which is picking up shipments that can’t reach Dubai anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The car, however, has a feature that automatically turns off the engine after one hour of idling.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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

The only sounds were the idling engines and the flapping of the flag on the pole.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman