fooling around
Example Sentences
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She’s been fooling around on the drums and has had the idea to form a rock band to play at a local talent show, “for a laugh.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
"What are you fooling around for? When will the contracts be signed?"
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2023
They may be able to get their users to stop voluntarily; programmers, by and large, are not malicious, and perhaps can be coaxed to stop fooling around.
From Scientific American • Dec. 19, 2022
He acted as though he didn’t need the job; he just liked fooling around with it.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022
The point is, Doris don't play with her kids fooling around in all that street mess.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
