Sentence examples for have been idle from inspiring English sources

Its ferries have been idle in Calais harbour since November.

Construction workers have been idle for years, with little hope of imminent work.

That is not to say airlines have been idle in recent years.

Perhaps they will be resentful and think that you have been idle.

Its three modern car ferries, the Rodin, Berlioz and Molière, have been idle in Calais harbour since November.

Unlike my grandparents, he would not have been wise enough to leave me alone, and unlike my mother he would have been idle and looking for a project.

Four coal mines have been idled recently because they are no longer viable.

Already thousands of workers have been idled because coastal Louisiana east of the Mississippi River has been closed down.

Fishing and shrimping boats that normally ply the gulf's waters have been idled amid a fishing ban.

As a result, drivers have been idling in standstill traffic and enduring horrendous commutes over alternate routes.

Fewer trains have been idling recently and the situation has improved somewhat in recent weeks, Mr. Schaumburg said.