Loitered

Examples

• We loitered through dungeon after dungeon, away down into the living rock below the level of the sea, it seemed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• We loitered down to the Temple stairs, and stood loitering there, as if we were not quite decided to go upon the water at all. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Having put the Collector into the hands of his servant, Dobbin loitered about, smoking his cigar before the inn door. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Several men in civilian metal loitered near the front entrance and in the rear were others. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• We loitered the morning away in the garden. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• A few people loitered about, but the greater part of the population was within doors. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Tom was in attendance, and loitered about until the expected train came in. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The reddleman left the house and loitered on the hill adjoining. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Her sister asserted the family gentility by flouting the poor swain as he loitered about the prison for glimpses of his dear. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• We loitered about gazing aloft at the monster windows all aglow with brilliantly colored scenes in the lives of the Saviour and his followers. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Coming into Canterbury, I loitered through the old streets with a sober pleasure that calmed my spirits, and eased my heart. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• She had loitered for a few paces as though irresolute, and making up her mind to advance; but the sound determined her, and she stepped into the hall. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I loitered about awhile, and then, for want of something better to do, fell to carving a railing with my knife. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

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