loitering
Example Sentences
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We just saw crows, loitering on fence posts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The Defense Department last week paid AeroVironment $186 million for the first procurement in a five-year, $990 million contract for its Switchblade loitering missile systems.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
Some were held on loitering charges, while others were detained over their perceived "incorrigibility."
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
About 75 tankers are loitering in Venezuelan waters, and half are on Treasury’s blacklist for sanctions violators, according to TankerTrackers.com.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Her job was to protect women in the room from unwanted male attention, and she didn't like the way he was loitering close by.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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