idle hours
Example Sentences
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But in the bargain, you are freeing yourself from worry about aerodynamics or the chronic shortage of U.S. air traffic controllers and gaining access to ground-level scenery and idle hours.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Some kids look forward to filling summer’s idle hours with books.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2018
During idle hours in Vienna, State Department officials would debate who would portray top negotiators in a movie version of the Iran deal.
From Washington Post • May 9, 2018
That leaves West Virginia’s parents anxiously trying to fill their children’s idle hours with something besides play video games, and teachers showing rising discontent as the strike drags on amid concerns about their own income.
From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2018
The effort to define, or merely understand, the relationship between Lawrence and Oppenheimer consumed the idle hours of many who knew or worked with them.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
