Side buds, which had been sitting there dormant, are now forced to grow.

But when it comes to instruction, the family's personal computer sits dormant.

Then, after letting it sit dormant for a while, they'd figure the danger was past and would wander in to get a better look.

After the Bills' departure, the stadium sat dormant from 1973 to 1978.

Underground sat mostly dormant for most of the 1980s.

Designed to rotate once an hour, it has sat dormant for a decade.

With temperatures in the 80s, the track sat dormant for most of the afternoon.

The track sat dormant for the next 4 years.

People that once sat dormant throughout winter were now given the opportunity in more outdoor activities.

They pretty much sit dormant for six months in the off-season.