Sentence examples for we idled from inspiring English sources

We idled throught the pages of a magazine dedicated to women's fashions.

Ahead Of us, in strict step, as we idled home Marched the formations of the towering dead.

As we idled in front of that fountain — idling on a Segway involves almost no movement — Mr. Colson told us of his wish to combine one of his favorite responsibilities as a minister with his new vocation.

Still, on a Wednesday night, we waited just 20 minutes, and a bottle of chilled Cakebread chardonnay -- half-price that night -- went a long way toward keeping us happy while we idled.

While we idled at the dacha, Mr. Putin befuddled Russia's business class by berating a Russian coal and metals company, Mechel, for allegedly charging domestic firms a higher price than foreign clients.

We idled away a few hours along the Moselle, watching swans and barges float past, listening to the shouts of kids playing soccer beneath the cherry trees, exploring the steeply terraced vineyards.

As we idle toward it by boat, its shores at low tide appear dark red, an exotic color I've never seen before in the harbor.

More often we idle the days and nights away on our private mountaintop, patio loungers scattered on the lawn around the pool, chilled wine resting on the side tables Vittoria has fashioned out of tree stumps.

"I've always loved the artist district, those buildings over there, they're kinda vibe-y," she says as we idle at the hectic corner of Cesar Chavez and Alameda.

"We're idled at the green light of opportunity," Mr. Beard said.

For all the mundanity of its subject matter, the excerpt presents boredom as something more strenuous and exalted than the friendly helper depicted by the neuroscientists, keeping our minds revved up even when we think we're idling.