fool around

Example Sentences

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"He'd fool around at the reception desk and would check patients in," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Swallows, with their forked black tails, fool around in the wind by the raw bluff face, just beneath a stretch of floppy, black, muddy pipe that used to be underground.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

“I would just fool around on the instrument, getting used to the space and the sound,” he told Colorado Public Radio.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

“Steve was this guy who liked to have fun, not take things too seriously and fool around, which bugged Rudy,” Villa said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

Toby said that was necessary so no one would have a chance to fool around with the oracle before everyone was there.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder