hung about
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Haaland, though, hung about on the pitch with his runners-up medal weighing heavily around his neck, probably contemplating how this season had gone so wrong.
From BBC ● May 17, 2025
During these checkups, the animals were anesthetized, and the radar system was hung about half a meter above their chest.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
I think three weeks had passed by the time we were first given a few .22 long rifle rounds to shoot at small bullseye targets hung about 25 feet away.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2021
The remote structure featured a porch surrounding the home and a ladder that hung about 8 feet off the ground.
From Fox News ● Dec. 13, 2018
As long as Goblin was stabled there, no one was suspicious if Johnny hung about the stables, the yard, and the kitchen.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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