How to Use loiter in a Sentence

loiter

verb

• Loitering is prohibited outside the theaters.
• Some droplets seemed to loiter in the air, to be depicted as mist.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• But the Mets are still loitering, in spite of all those broken backs.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2019
• Blankenship was charged with loitering in a drug house and placed in jail on a $500 bond.
  — Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 4 Oct. 2017
• Fare evaders hopped the gates and loitered at the top of the Metro station escalators.
  — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2023
• My problem is one neighbor who loiters with her dog at the spot where the alley that runs past my house meets the street.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 21 June 2023
• Authorities said the men are known to loiter around banks and bus stops near banks.
  — Hannah Fry, Daily Pilot, 9 May 2017
• After 15 minutes of loitering outside, the bear moved on and walked away from the house.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
• Schwartz was charged with loitering in a drug house and giving false name to police.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 21 Oct. 2019
• Barrera angled a low shot to the box at Christian, who was loitering just above the goal box.
  — Mark Billingsley, sacbee.com, 20 May 2017
• Don’t loiter here or come back later, Or the god’s staff and chaplet won’t protect you.
  — Sarah Ruden, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022
• Many of them would discuss an episode the next day at work, while loitering around the water cooler.
  — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
• The practices take place most weekdays after school, and a few of the players' classmates loitered on the sideline.
  — Max Marshall, SI.com, 26 June 2019
• That is partly because of people like me, who wander the streets and loiter in the queues with the same badges as everyone else.
  — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2017
• Nobody knows for sure how many of these bike-share bicycles are loitering in the streets right now.
  — NBC News, 16 Apr. 2018
• Among other tricks, the cameras can tell if someone is loitering in an area for too long.
  — Arthur Holland Michel, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2023
• One of the most useful things about drones is their ability to tirelessly loiter for hours at a time.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2017
• There aren’t many false notes, but the imaginative scope is somewhat hemmed in by scenes that loiter rather than leap.
  — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 29 June 2018
• The plane flew southwest, following the Ryukyu islands chain, past Taiwan, to loiter off the coast of Hainan Island.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Sep. 2020
• Still suspicious, Peschkov circled the block on foot and again saw the group loitering on Reedway Street.
  — oregonlive, 1 Jan. 2020
• He was seen loitering near scooters and using a sharp object to cut wires.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2019
• For months, vehicles loitered at his curb as drivers gaped at the framework, then the drywall, then the complete house.
  — Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com, 30 June 2018
• The guy who loitered statically around the arc last season?
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2019
• But instead of another 32-yard run, Samuel loitered in the backfield.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2024
• Ron Asheton, his brother, Scott, and their buddy Dave Alexander used to loiter out front, spitting on cars.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
• But what if ships could launch airborne radar systems that would loiter overhead?
  — Michael Peck, Forbes, 17 June 2021
• When First Avenue is reopened, anyone who loiters and blocks traffic in front of the Heuermann house will be fined $150, the police said.
  — Nate Schweber, New York Times, 25 July 2023
• The defendant was known to loiter in the building, according to neighbor Robert Skeff.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
• Williams is reported as homeless and may be loitering around the North Little Rock area.
  — Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 18 Aug. 2024
• Fernandez has heard there is loitering there, frequent fights and even shootings.
  — Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024