loiter
verb (used without object)
to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place.
has loitered
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present perfectof loiter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It has loitered over sensitive areas of Montana where nuclear warheads are siloed, leading the military to take actions to prevent it from collecting intelligence.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
It has loitered over sensitive areas of Montana where nuclear warheads are siloed, prompting the military to take actions to prevent it from collecting intelligence.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
His Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America’s Destiny has loitered around the midsection of the list for the past few weeks.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2017
In Boca Raton, Fla., vacationers have called police because a youth has loitered too long staring at the sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
My heart has loitered in the midst of the group, and has even throbbed with sympathetic emotion, when the scraping of the well known foot has raised a pleasing tumult.
From Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
