hang around

Example Sentences

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He hangs around the kitchen and chats for a few minutes—Lily wants to explain why green beads are superior to purple beads—then drifts toward the basement door.

From Literature

And I got to stay right where I liked it best: hanging around with Mama and Daddy, Rufus and Lulu, the trees and the mountain and the snakes and the birds.

From Literature

Then the unthinkable happened: The gold disc hanging around her neck separated from the ribbon holding it in place, leaving the prize she had been dreaming about for her entire life in two pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal

He wished they would hang around and make faces at him, but he understood that they had other stuff to do sometimes.

From Literature

By the time he left the building the only kid still hanging around was Mary Lou.

From Literature