milled

Example Sentences

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PHOENIX—As officials and contractors working in border security milled around a convention-center hall this week, artificial intelligence analyzed their threat potential in real time, displaying the results on computer screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

As the group milled about, drinking coffee and eating doughnuts, I met Joe, a longtime resident of Adamsville.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Steel is still produced at the works, but the process now relies on imported slabs of steel which are milled on site.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Housewives in buttoned ankle boots and farmers in felt hats clomped in and milled about.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock