Example Sentences

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Three horses have become two, but Hearts are out in front and show no sign of idling.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

It seems these days that almost everyone there has seen or felt the aftermath of an immigration raid: cars with shattered windows left idling and businesses emptied of their usual employees and patrons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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

He sent idling agents traditionally tasked with guarding the border hundreds of miles into the interior of California to carry out three days of raids, including on farms and at Home Depot parking lots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

She had her purse over her arm and her son was waiting in the driveway in an idling Volkswagen.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English