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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Then, there’s a group who wants to stand around and fight. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist. — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026 There's a hundred people standing around you. — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026 So many of them just stood around Madison Square Garden, on the court and in the stands right beside it. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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