mill around
Example Sentences
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She has seen that some mill around when they encounter the wire, before turning around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
The national fire service has posted images on X of workers at the site as an agitated crowd mill around the scene.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
In the middle are two young society beauties wearing the new clingy fashions with uncaricatured style, but amongst the mixed-sex groups that mill around them are gratuitously padded older women.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
The Longview Fire Department first responded to reports of a blaze at the paper mill around 6:40 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
“The Centennial Celebration' Nothin’ but an excuse for people to mill around, waste time, and make horses’ patooties of themselves.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
