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The nearly 200 people gathered on this January evening just past 9 p.m. stand on stools and chairs in the back and loll on the sidewalk on their elbows in the front.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

Members paced back and forth in the chamber, some letting their heads loll back over their chairs.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2023

"There's a scene with Eagly sticking his face out the window of a car and letting us tongue loll," said Baker.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2022

And, consequently, masks loll on chins, hang below the nose and sometimes rest atop heads like eyeglasses.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022

He wouldn’t race next year, Cora saw, but loll at the sidelines, joking with his friends, devising mischief.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The painting portrays a moment in an ancient Cretan myth recounted in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”: Zeus descends to Earth, transforms himself into a white bull and lolls among the herds belonging to the Phoenician king.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

And when Harry kisses Heather, his tongue lolls out the side of his mouth wriggling back and forth like a blind worm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

The plant fans and the history fans leaned in to admire the perennials and centuries-old trees on the lawns where Commander the dog lolls and Marine One the helicopter lands.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022

The dog’s snout lolls in the woman’s open palm.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022

A ruptured melon lolls in the drive like an amputated head.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

"I hope one day there will be a cinema, so I can go to the cinema and eat popcorn," said 13-year-old Mohammad Zidan as other children lolled in the sand, giggling at the cartoon.

From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2023

Legs tucked underneath me as my head lolled to the side, my whole body buzzed with sunburnt warmth and fatigue from a day of walking through echo-y museum hallways and cobblestoned streets across Paris.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023

His tongue lolled out, and his wide, square jaw was open as if he was grinning ear to ear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

The bike’s rear tire whirred in place, kicking up water and mud while the sidecar — a hospital bed on wheels, under a white canvas canopy — lolled dangerously.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

He lolled his head on the crumpled pillow.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

A great many dogs run up to me, tails wagging, tongues lolling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

TOPANGA, Calif.— L.A.’s newest celebrity enjoys strolling the Malibu coast, dining on sushi, and lolling about the backyards of the rich and famous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

Indeed, perked up ears with a tongue lolling does not read as scared so much as “squirrel!”

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025

Let us recall that many Americans have opted for the proverbial staycation — dutifully staying at home during their time off and lolling in the backyard rather than at a fancy resort or theme park.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2023

He threw it on the floor, burped, and dozed off immediately, head lolling back.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo