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
They hang about 20 feet down and stretch about 20 feet out.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2023
Manager Ange Postecoglou had labelled it must-win and his players did not hang about in a high-tempo attacking performance, surging ahead with a terrific finish from talisman Kyogo.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2021
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
The pavilion was big enough to take two separate groups without them bothering each other—in the summer, a third group could hang about out on the veranda.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
