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

Officers mill about for the next three minutes.

From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2023

Zelenskyy didn’t specify what he meant by “destroyed” — and some buildings remain standing and residents still mill about in city streets.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2022

Hazy figures of at least eight people mill about the room, none of them small enough to be him.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera