Sentence examples for having been idle from inspiring English sources

The attacking defenseman, off to a dynamic start this season, had only one point in that span and had a plus-minus ratio of minus 3. When Leetch and the Rangers returned to action last night at Madison Square Garden, they were fresh and rested after having been idle since Sunday night.

But since then, he has been idle.

The plant had been idle since last Thursday.

The plant had been idle for the year-end holidays.

Its ferries have been idle in Calais harbour since November.

He has been idle for the last year and a half, said his worried grandmother.

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

Saab's primary production plant in Trollhattan has been idle since May.

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

For almost all of 2011, as tourists abandoned Tunisia, the Lezard Rouge had been idle.

The pumps, mixers and other heavy vehicles had been idle for days.