stand around
verb
stood around; standing around; stands around
: to stand without doing anything
People were standing around waiting to get inside the theater.
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The lowest branch should stand around 18 inches above the ground, with about 6 inches in height between subsequent scaffold branches.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Then, there’s a group who wants to stand around and fight.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
The danger for New Orleans is falling into the same offensive traps Orlando did — predictable half-court possessions in which one star initiates while everyone else stands around and watches.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 27 May 2026
There's a hundred people standing around you.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Then, there’s a group who wants to stand around and fight.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
The danger for New Orleans is falling into the same offensive traps Orlando did — predictable half-court possessions in which one star initiates while everyone else stands around and watches.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 27 May 2026
There's a hundred people standing around you.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for stand around
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“Stand around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20around. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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