fooling around
Example Sentences
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Composers were fooling around with repetition, drones, tape loops and the like.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025
The book reproduces the whole roll: Crosby fooling around with a little American flag.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2023
"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
“I didn’t even pay attention to the voice until they said the thing—the word. Before then I just thought it was someone fooling around; I’ve told you about the prank calls we get sometimes.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
