hung about
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Some of the Scotland players hung about on the pitch to hear the final score from Copenhagen, A Denmark winner was the doomsday, the mood killer for Tuesday night when the sides come together.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 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
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Tokyo, a few disappointed skateboarders hung about outside the sealed-off grounds of Komazawa Skate Park, boards in hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021
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
They hung about that red staircase like clerks in a government office.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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