hang about

Example Sentences

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They hang about 20 feet down and stretch about 20 feet out.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2023

"People over the road were showing pictures with a big fire on the roof. If I'd seen that I would have thought, 'I'm not going to hang about.'"

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2022

But most of all it is unexpectedly fun, drawing you through its world of not-very-good-at-this criminals, low-lifes and people who want little more than to just hang about with verve and panache.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2020

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

So I built them that shelter, so they wouldn’t be tempted to come in and hang about idly in the main bar.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver