Words similar to idle

Example sentences for: idle

How can you use “idle” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

I said, "It's certain there is no fine thingSince Adam's fall but needs much labouring.There have been lovers who thought love should beSo much compounded of high courtesyThat they would sigh and quote with learned looksPrecedents out of beautiful old books;Yet now it seems an idle trade enough."
Accompanying articles describe three Chinese towns: One town is decrepit, polluted, and filled with idle, state-owned factories; one is experimenting with private farming and local democracy; one is bustling with capitalism.
It can also refer to a more idle, juvenile form of daydreaming--to the heated but generic longing a pop star evokes, for instance, when he wails, "I want you."
The writing is concise and specific, allowing little room for idle chatter; the information is sometimes revelatory:
Even Eric Idle, the movie's star , dismissed the film as "not funny."