Example Sentences

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Capitol, but these lawmakers were already in a secured part of the complex and had been milling about a hearing room with a larger group of senators.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2021

Middlesbrough had been milling around in the Second Division for six years, finishing in fourth place three times.

From The Guardian • May 7, 2013

The folks who had been milling about in confusion now sprinted toward the entryway.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

I declared, quickly, for the suggestion went hand in hand with the desire I had been milling in my mind for days.

From Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers by Foster, W. Bertram