sit about
verb
sat about; sitting about; sits about
chiefly British
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits about and does nothing while I do all the work.
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Flagg was sitting about 50 feet away when May made those comments.
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Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Hamden, a village of fewer than 1,000 people, sits about 60 miles southeast of Columbus.
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Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
The laser systems sit about 10 feet above the ground on a truss, allowing people to walk beneath the installation and look straight up through the canopy of light.
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Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The islands, which sit about 2,485 miles (4,000 kilometers) southwest of mainland Australia have long been an isolated sanctuary for breeding birds and marine mammals.
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Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Hamden, a village of fewer than 1,000 people, sits about 60 miles southeast of Columbus.
—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
The laser systems sit about 10 feet above the ground on a truss, allowing people to walk beneath the installation and look straight up through the canopy of light.
—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The islands, which sit about 2,485 miles (4,000 kilometers) southwest of mainland Australia have long been an isolated sanctuary for breeding birds and marine mammals.
—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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