milled

Example Sentences

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One of the artists, 13-year-old Yoselin Pacheco Ruiz, seemed particularly pleased as students and adults milled about.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

Hundreds of families milled around on Beirut's Ramlet al-Baida beach, left with nowhere to go.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Volunteers urged attendees to take their seats, but they milled around, greeting old friends, hugging, shouting names across rows of white folding chairs.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

A small gathering of people milled around as auction items were read through by a woman speaking at a volume not much louder than a semiprivate conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Parents and friends milled around the cafeteria, waiting for the ceremony to start.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez