hang about

Example Sentences

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He needs to invent reasons to still hang about without wanting to admit that he cares, even though he does.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

She said she would hang about 20 masks at a time, and within an hour they’d be gone.

From Washington Times • May 1, 2020

They would all come to New York for the season, and we would hang about together and go to Joe Eula’s house — Andy and his group, Joe and his group, Halston and his group.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2018

I came back to the UK alone, with a return flight to New York arranged for the next day at 10.30am – bad taste for a loser to hang about any longer than necessary.

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2018

Then he bought a wide and deep carven bed, big enough for a small room in itself, and he bought flowered curtains to hang about it.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck