hang around

Example Sentences

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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

They would usually hang around the people offering free phones right next to the entrance to the county building, according to some who said they were paid.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

The geese hung around the barnyard the way boys hang around a drug store, and Mr. Zuckerman fed them com and turnips to keep them cheerful.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White