Sentence examples for putter around from inspiring English sources

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putter around

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To engage in meaningless activity.

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"I just putter around and give them a little attention here and there when they need it," she said.

Harkens, a man of the world, knows a good thing when he sees it, so why putter around?

I'd say a certain birdie, but we've just seen Tiger wafting his putter around like a divining rod, so.

THAT Americans drive brash gas-guzzling cars whereas Europeans putter around in fuel-sipping runabouts is as enduring a stereotype as any.

Her mom will putter around close by, and her dad will probably sit down and watch one of the movies with the girls.

In garages and basements all over the world, people putter around, so to speak, on evenings and weekends, designing clubs, gloves, tools, gadgets, novelties, learning aids and more.

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An aide puttered around in slippers.

Sometimes he puttered around in a garden until late at night and enjoyed chopping wood.

He wanders offstage distractedly, as if he's puttering around in a garage somewhere.

I spent my days puttering around, throwing away stuff, cleaning up stuff, doing little projects".

"He was always puttering around in the garden or working in the garage.

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