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
GM said this week it would idle the Detroit factory where it builds the big electric trucks that Magna supplies, due to weak demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Uploads and downloads were fast and didn’t idle.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 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
They want someone who is fair and willing to do his share of the work, not sit idle giving orders.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Vocabulary lists containing idle
Some Tricky Homonyms
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The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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