milled

Example Sentences

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Hours before strikes hit Iraq's capital, crowds milled in central Baghdad to the sound not of missiles but clinking coffee cups, children laughing and women filming TikToks.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Customers receive a card explaining the provenance of their “health-enabling” undies, including the locations where the fiber is grown, milled into fabric, dyed and sewn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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

They kept coming in in pairs, and they milled around with nothing to do.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston