loiter

“If they happen to loiter in an area of interest, we go to investigate that and ask the questions.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

We would loiter, mostly, and eat the shredded beef nachos that I still think about to this day while the plastic of our high-top Converse grilled on the scalding asphalt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

At a time when the most exciting films were 10 seconds of a train, bored teenagers probably would go berserk at the chance to loiter near an obelisk.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

During this phase, the spacecraft will follow a large "loiter" orbit that stretches roughly 2 million miles from Earth.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026

So I loiter at the edge of the village, waiting for Father’s return.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Alexis Perez, 52, loiters beside the settlement where he typically spends two weeks straight, working 12-hour days before returning to his family.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

It says the vessel slows down when it approaches areas where there are wind farms and loiters in the area.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2023

Besides being a novelty that loiters around your home, Amazon expects us to burden the Astro with tasks like elder care and home security.

From The Verge ● Oct. 2, 2021

I had hoped that “A House Tour” would create a kind of memory palace, a mansion of the mind, but it just loiters, endlessly, in the gutters.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2021

Morris still loiters in Europe, chiefly in England; and Mr. Washington is still in correspondence with him.

From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Thomas Paine

In the days, weeks and months leading up to the release of “Michael,” the one question that loitered at the top of my mind was why Jackson’s estate wasn’t content to leave well enough alone.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

He loitered in the streets with his friends and called them “my pippin.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

The rest of the Lakers sat silently or loitered in a semicircle waiting for their coaches to join.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025

Grindset impresario and assiduous podcast guest Scott Galloway loitered by the back bar.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2024

The characters loitered in deserted rooms, no one talking, everything silent for whole minutes except the hiss of the projector and rain pounding on the roof.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Europe can’t seem to stop suspicious drones from loitering near sensitive military sites and critical infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

A Russian deep sea 'research' ship, the Yantar, has been seen loitering close to the points where these cables come ashore.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

We just saw crows, loitering on fence posts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

AeroVironment’s Switchblade guidable, loitering munitions came to prominence in the continuing war between Russia and Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

“No loitering at your lockers,” she calls over the noise.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan