mill around
Example Sentences
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Families mill around, with the few possessions they were able to grab for the night, while their children dance through the hallways – perhaps just happy to have the day off school.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
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
As the officers mill around, one officer wearing his hat backward grabs a skateboard.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 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 parking lot pulses with students who mill around, catching up.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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