milled

Example Sentences

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Inside, guests milled about on multiple levels where pre-dinner receptions were occurring.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Hundreds of families milled around on Beirut's Ramlet al-Baida beach, left with nowhere to go.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Volunteers urged attendees to take their seats, but they milled around, greeting old friends, hugging, shouting names across rows of white folding chairs.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

Military officers from partner countries milled about the new center in small clusters Friday, the flags on their sleeves—including those of Germany, France, Greece, Cyprus, the U.K.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

The clay and snow were churned into a muddy trench along the gate where the cattle had milled around, pushing their bony heads against the juniper poles, working for another escape.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko