loitered

past tense of loiter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of loitered Other executives, coaches and support staff loitered in the hall, speaking in hushed tones if at all. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026 In the petition filing, Buckingham wrote that Dick had loitered around his and his family members’ homes, called repeatedly and left threatening voicemails, and taped a photo collage of herself and Buckingham to his mailbox. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 Stella crossed the street and loitered outside the store window displaying haughty mannequins flaunting swagger coats. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 At the start of that brief official visit, his first, five military-grade drones loitered dangerously near Dublin Airport’s busiest civilian flight paths unopposed. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025 The hotel is a short walk from the Jericho Tavern, where Radiohead played its first gig, in 1986, and around the corner from a now shuttered HMV, in whose aisles Donwood and Yorke once loitered, scouting the competition. — Zoe Si, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025 The drones also loitered above an Irish Navy vessel that had secretly deployed for Zelensky's visit. — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 There, the crop continued to grow while white-faced ibis and killdeer birds loitered around the water. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loitered
Verb
  • Many students lingered afterward, to vent and console one another.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Guests lingered over cocktails, lauding Ghesquière’s formidable creative prowess, personal warmth and loyalty.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Oura was just one of several IPOs that have been delayed over the past month.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In the same week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveiled Dots, the company pulled its latest AI model and delayed its IPO due to existential safety concerns around the very same AI agent tech.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In that case, too, Erica and Peter not only lived nine months rent-free in the apartment until, as the case dragged on, a judge ordered them to start paying for use of the space, but Erica also criticized the conditions there.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Department of Homeland Security initially said the agent was dragged by Villegas Gonzalez' vehicle and then shot Villegas Gonzalez in self-defense.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In real-world tests, the hand crawled across 14 different surfaces including smooth floors, metal grates, grass, and gravel.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI’s agents also crawled millions of pages and made thousands of data queries, which may have led to the partial outage of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) in May, the post adds.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Bellingham poked in Gordon's cross midway through the first half.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • George Lombard singled in a run, Jazz Chisholm poked one through the right side, Trent Grisham got a bunt down for a hit, knocking Crochet out of the game without getting an out.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Just three days after surgery to remove one of his kidneys, Miller slowly strolled right in — cane in hand — and took a seat with Council, firing off jokes without missing a beat.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Fresh off a meeting, Zach Harrison strolled through the Falcons’ locker room and felt his phone buzz.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Loitered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loitered. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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