Sentence examples for for standing around from inspiring English sources

It's perfect for standing around in the cold, which is its purpose, and its quilting and fleece lining are very snug.

Savard (5 feet 11 inches, 185 pounds) was criticized today by Muckler for "standing around and watching the puck too much". He also said Savard must learn to use his speed more effectively.

"And what's heartbreaking about that is that if you go into somewhere like Feltham Young Offenders Institute, you'll see rows and rows of kids who genuinely have no idea what they're in for, let alone why they have got a sentence of 20 years just for standing around at the scene of an offence.

A pretty man with an easy grin, Mr. Facinelli has a leading man's looks if not the presence or credits, and is best known these days for standing around stiffly as Dr. Carlisle Cullen, the forever young paterfamilias of the vampire brood in the "Twilight" flicks.

PG: A hunger for standing around with five women yelling at each other?

He added: "I don't have a lot of time anymore for standing around choosing outfits.

Even if Jackson sees the field for certain trick plays, the type Baltimore has been practicing this summer, there could be a lot of standing around for him during his rookie year.

(This impression, incidentally, gives legs to the wisecrack currently being passed among business travelers that the acronym T.S.A. in fact stands for "Thousands Standing Around").

Fewer Screeners At U.S. Airports For about a year, some frequent fliers have joked that T.S.A. really stands for "thousands standing around," as the employees among the new force of 56,000 federal security screeners often found themselves with little to do during certain times at some airports.

Or maybe he was just getting sick of being compared to residual waste for simply standing around and doing his job?  .

Cellphone video shows residents admonishing soldiers for just standing around, and residents said that when they asked soldiers and police to act, they were told that the forces were under orders to just observe.