Example Sentences

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When Kieran Tierney pulled one back with a header it was just reward, Rangers were idling and Celtic were desperate.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

On a Tuesday in mid-July, when the Guardian traveled to meet Saul, four dogs were idling in the heat outside.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2019

A dozen alligators were idling by the gate, waiting for it to open and for fish to come flooding through from the Mississippi.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 27, 2019

“Are we here?” she asked in a broadly comic British accent as the SUV pulled onto the tarmac, where several planes were idling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2019

Their grim, redeyed stares drove away most of the remaining spectators who were idling about.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss