time to kill
Example Sentences
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They are full of young people—many already natural risk-takers—with time to kill, disposable income and few taboos when it comes to talking about personal finance, since military pay is public and based on rank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Meh: If I was on a flight, I’d only re-watch if I had a lot of time to kill, like maybe on a 15-hour trip to Australia.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024
Cold snaps are getting shorter, which often doesn't leave enough time to kill off diseases.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023
With some time to kill before an event that night, he headed to a dealership just west of the airport.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2023
I looked at the clock in the recess yard, and it was only twenty to twelve, so I had quite a lot of time to kill before I met old Phoebe.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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