hangs about
Example Sentences
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For now, a number of residents who live near canals complain about narrowboats' stoves, engines and generators creating pollution that hangs about close to ground level, particularly affecting children.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2023
"I don't want to be one of these fighters that hangs about into my late thirties. I want to get in, get on and get out," he said.
From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2022
It’s the story of the girls’ larger-than-life “honor” — a disembodied thing that hangs about them menacingly, threatening to fall away at any moment, ruining the whole family.
From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2021
On most days, the stench of chicken manure hangs about the downtown complex, and a steady stream of trucks unloads crates of squawking chickens for slaughter, before their carcasses are stripped and washed with chemicals.
From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2020
"I caught cold some time ago, and it hangs about me," he replied.
From The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry
