Example Sentences
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To get a better feel for a community, hang around after checking out the home you are considering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Cyclospora has also been known to hang around in raspberries and cilantro.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
One ally of the prime minister's said they didn't think he would be willing to hang around just to give Burnham more time to prepare.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Somehow he managed to hang around the New York hip-hop scene without taking to heart the message conveyed in Run-DMC’s “You Talk Too Much.”
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
No one had ever invited me to play soccer or hang around on rooftops or stand around a Ping-Pong table eating lettuce.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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