hang around

Example Sentences

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Beaten on the field, they do not know if this is the end of their season so players may have to hang around before heading off on summer holidays.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

When he does, he doesn’t plan to hang around very long.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Somehow he managed to hang around the New York hip-hop scene without taking to heart the message conveyed in Run-DMC’s “You Talk Too Much.”

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

For one thing, Powell may now be emboldened to hang around the Fed as a non-chair governor for much longer than planned.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

I certainly wasn’t going to hang around to find out.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth