hang about
Example Sentences
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He'll hang about with the youngest players in the squad at dinner and chat away to them.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
He needs to invent reasons to still hang about without wanting to admit that he cares, even though he does.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024
She said she would hang about 20 masks at a time, and within an hour they’d be gone.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2020
How lovely to see a long-forgotten favourite pop up unexpectedly on the leaderboard, even if they just hang about for a couple of hours on Thursday morning.
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019
“You’re the fastest, so it won’t be so dangerous for you, will it? Now, don’t hang about, Bigwig, there’s a good fellow. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
