idle

Example Sentences

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Like many of her fellow volunteers, Hungarian beautician Krisztina Menczel sat idle in the past elections that kept nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban in power.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"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

Feeling a pleased importance, Ranofer led the way across the sun-warmed pavement to an idle furnace.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw