milled

Example Sentences

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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

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

In the corral the penned animals milled nervously.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya