fool around

Example Sentences

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"He'd fool around at the reception desk and would check patients in," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Swallows, with their forked black tails, fool around in the wind by the raw bluff face, just beneath a stretch of floppy, black, muddy pipe that used to be underground.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

“I would just fool around on the instrument, getting used to the space and the sound,” he told Colorado Public Radio.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

The group lingered to snap photos and fool around, building a hump of snow for taking jumps.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

When I really worry about something, I don't just fool around.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger