mill about

Example Sentences

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The video feed later showed a number of carabinieri and firefighters peering into a manhole nearby as a crowd continued to mill about the square.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Now, on a Saturday afternoon, only six or seven people mill about.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Today, tourists and downtown workers mill about the area, which contains many of Seattle’s most notable buildings and, it must be noted, also is sometimes quite unsafe.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Officers mill about for the next three minutes.

From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2023

As darkness set in, crowds began to grow and mill about, many people curious to see what the city would be like with almost no police presence.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler