stand around
phrasal 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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In the rare snap, Wilkinson and her daughter stand around the same height while Hank towers over the two.
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Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Another video shows people standing around a white vehicle, some seemingly filming with their phones.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
In the footage, others stand around watching, recording, and laughing as the assault occurs.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 31 Oct. 2025
Already, there are cashiers just standing around during what is supposed to be the busiest shopping hour of the day.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
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Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Another video shows people standing around a white vehicle, some seemingly filming with their phones.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
In the footage, others stand around watching, recording, and laughing as the assault occurs.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 31 Oct. 2025
Already, there are cashiers just standing around during what is supposed to be the busiest shopping hour of the day.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
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 14 Nov. 2025.
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