loitered

Example Sentences

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In the days, weeks and months leading up to the release of “Michael,” the one question that loitered at the top of my mind was why Jackson’s estate wasn’t content to leave well enough alone.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

He loitered in the streets with his friends and called them “my pippin.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Border Patrol cops loitered on the sidewalks of a popular nightlife strip, where they got an earful from a passerby in a pink pointelle shirt.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

When the starting pistol cracked, Gibb loitered, allowing the faster runners to move down the road before joining the moving crowd.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

On the window seat a raven loitered, pale, huge, its feathers ruffled.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin