Example Sentences

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His girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, idled their car in a disabled parking spot, accompanied by the couple’s other child.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

In 1878, confronting the lowest prices for pig iron since colonial times, American ironmasters wondered if the smokestacks on their idled blast furnaces might serve a higher use as astronomical observatories.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Repositioning of tankers and a return to normal operations for idled plants were among the factors Nasser cited for the delay.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The police truck idled for a moment before reversing down the street, drawing a round of applause from the crowd that had formed on the block.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

He rushed to the washroom on the seventh floor, sadly in a removed area of the building without a local fire escape, sealing his fate in a stall idled with his own anxious stench.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline