When she suggested we all chip in for his ridiculous idea, I just said how about no.

Children love to splash about in the shallow end of the pool on hot summer afternoons.

She began to ferret about in the attic, hoping to find the old photo albums.

The museum exhibit included several sketches and diary entries about sledges that documented how people transported goods across the frozen tundra.

The documentation includes several About boxes that explain each module's purpose.

When the elderly cat gets about, neighbors stop to admire how spry she still is.

When the boat hit the waves, the trapped dolphin began to thrash about, attracting the rescuers' attention.

Every time the manager enters the room, he clowns about to defuse the tension.

I could hear someone downstairs banging about in the kitchen at midnight.

I had to poke about in the attic to find the old photo album.