hangs around
Example Sentences
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After class, he hangs around in the small gym adjacent to the activity room and rides the recumbent bike.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
"Now he just hangs around in places where he shouldn't, he's in trouble."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
“Fumigation is just unsustainable. It gets everywhere, it drifts for miles and it hangs around for days. It causes cancer, and there’s no avoiding it. And we see that from these air monitoring results.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
“The longer she hangs around and the more Trump focuses on her, the greater likelihood you get unforced errors,” said Republican pollster Neil Newhouse.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
She unclasps the long silver chain that hangs around her neck, checking the time on the pocket watch that hangs from it before she holds it up in front of Poppet’s eyes.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
