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

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

He remembers waking up in intensive care and wondering what the doctors and nurses would tell him about his injuries as they milled around.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Still, on a recent Friday, day laborers milled around even as it began to drizzle again.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Hundreds of avatars milled around like ants crawling around the inside of a giant balloon.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline