loafing

Example Sentences

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When completed later this year, the project will consist of a network of ponds with nesting and “loafing” islands for birds, fed by pumps and a diversion dam.

From New York Times

Nighy came to appreciate this stretch of relaxation — “I’m good at loafing,” he boasts — and began to look at it as an experiment in retirement.

From Los Angeles Times

But after a year and a half of loafing around the Roku home menu, my brain is eager for cultural engagement that requires the participation of my body.

From New York Times

Consultative meetings should be small, said Dr. Neeley — no more than six people, to reduce the risk of “social loafing,” in which people attend but do not participate in the meeting.

From New York Times

We struck up a conversation — about the men loafing around us, about our day jobs, whatever — and promised to meet at the bar again the following week.

From New York Times