loafing

Example Sentences

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Proof of that is in the presence of Meghan’s beloved beagle Guy, still loafing in the corner as our host roasts chicken and throws together caramelized onion tarts.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2025

Walt Whitman inspired a former teacher’s fascination with loafing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

We struck up a conversation — about the men loafing around us, about our day jobs, whatever — and promised to meet at the bar again the following week.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2021

Dubois probably hastened the trade by loafing in the first period of Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2021

It was a photograph of half a dozen young men in blazers loafing in an archway through which were visible a host of spires.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald