Sentence examples for idle promises from inspiring English sources

"I'm going to make you feel brand new," they sing on Any Day Now and they're not making idle promises.

This is not an idle promise".

The tone is breathless, but it's not an idle promise.

When discussing another policy he later said: "This is not an idle promise, it is a pledge;" the distinction was noted with a national belly laugh.

When the story begins, Bee has done so well in eighth grade that she demands her parents make good on an idle promise: that the family take a cruise to Antarctica.

These are not just idle campaign promises.

"No matter what may be said or done, you cannot keep this strong right arm idle!" he promised.

This operation of these plants for power production, when they would otherwise be idle, shows promise in reducing their net energy and carbon footprints.

This isn't about idle dreams or empty promises.

We made a promise to each other that we've largely kept: no broken promises, no idle threats.

But Mr Miliband said: "This isn't about idle dreams or empty promises.