killing time
Example Sentences
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On the day I visited, Babcock’s businesses were full of people killing time before the evening’s Billie Eilish concert.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The movie also contains staged footage, including arguably cheesy Midwest-law-enforcement world building: Two detectives who help break the case are introduced while killing time in a pool hall.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Mario Garcia and son-in-law Nivardo De La Torre had been killing time while waiting for their wives, police say.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023
One of Seattle’s top penalty killers, Tanev is adept at killing time at the other end of the ice, but has run into bad luck trying to score over there.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023
While wandering aimlessly about the streets of Memphis, gaping at the tall buildings and the crowds, killing time, eadng bags of popcorn, I was struck by an odd and sudden idea.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
