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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The nearest town, al-Nukhaib, sits about 27 miles to the northwest along a road running to the border with Saudi Arabia.
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Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
Fulshear sits about 30 miles from downtown Houston.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The southern Polish city sits about 68 miles northwest of Krakow.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
The Rivergate property sits about a half-mile up Whitewater Park Boulevard from the College of Western Idaho’s forthcoming River District Campus, which broke ground in June.
—Mark Dee
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
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Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
Fulshear sits about 30 miles from downtown Houston.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The southern Polish city sits about 68 miles northwest of Krakow.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
The Rivergate property sits about a half-mile up Whitewater Park Boulevard from the College of Western Idaho’s forthcoming River District Campus, which broke ground in June.
—Mark Dee
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
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“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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