stand around

Example Sentences

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While a Wednesday rate cut is baked in, the odds of another quarter-point reduction in borrowing costs in January stand around 20% and barely get above coin-flip territory through the first half of next year.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

He can be seen holding his right leg, apparently in pain as multiple federal agents stand around and a crowd gathers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

“We stand around and we watch Claude, and we talk about what Claude’s doing and oftentimes Claude’s just being a cute little interesting guy,” said Margaret Vo, Anthropic’s head of user education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025

Shots are dimly lit, characters stand around in dated kitchens and conversations last a few minutes before flitting to another storyline entirely.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

The other fellows would stand around waiting for this to happen so that they could have a good laugh.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith