killing time
Example Sentences
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The Fitzwilliam Museum’s moving “War Craft” exhibition memorializes a unique popular art, rough-hewn from found objects and made by men killing time in the field or, afterward, as souvenirs of survival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
John’s just killing time until the apocalypse arrives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Mario Garcia and son-in-law Nivardo De La Torre had been killing time while waiting for their wives, police say.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
She played Casey, a struggling comedian killing time and making rent as a caterer.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
But then he started up and was soon way above me, reclining at the top of the tree and killing time until I arrived.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
