hang about

Example Sentences

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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

They hang about 20 feet down and stretch about 20 feet out.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2023

"We'll hang about and wait for it, " he says.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2021

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

Then he bought a wide and deep carven bed, big enough for a small room in itself, and he bought flowered curtains to hang about it.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck