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Others, like the natty dresser and the inexpert huckster, emerged from the crowd that had loitered about the plant during the morning.

From Time Magazine Archive

The trespassers had loitered in the lobby, strolled in the garden, lounged by the swimming pool.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

In the transitional space of the bus, she turned over the questions that had loitered in her mind since sending off her application six months prior.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

She had loitered down to the gates, where a young man stood talking to the lodge-keeper, with a big Newfoundland dog gambolling ponderously about him.

From Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir by Fleming, May Agnes

He had loitered about for some time, when he found himself in a retired spot—a kind of courtyard of venerable appearance—which he discovered had no other outlet than the turning by which he had entered. 

From Rambles in Dickens' Land by Allbut, Robert