fool around

Example Sentences

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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

Those who doubt this are welcome to fool around and find out.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 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

Friends would teach him how to brush his teeth, use a debit card, and fool around with a smartphone.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden