time to kill
Example Sentences
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Meg’s father was an archaeologist with the museum, and we had time to kill before he was ready to drive us home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
In the summertime, the balmy Bronx streets would be filled with kids hanging out on their blocks with time to kill and limited means.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
Cold snaps are getting shorter, which often doesn't leave enough time to kill off diseases.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023
We had a lot of costumes in my house growing up, and we made a lot of home movies because we had a lot of time to kill.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
I had quite a bit of time to kill till ten o'clock, so what I did, I went to the movies at Radio City.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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