sit around
verb
sat around; sitting around; sits around
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.
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These Knicks don’t sit around and watch Jalen Brunson pound the ball into oblivion.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
After sitting around $70 in late February, Brent prices are moving closer to their peak of $119 reached when worries about the war have been at their heights.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Where people are just sitting around who will and who won’t.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Average early-career earnings sit around $72,025.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
After sitting around $70 in late February, Brent prices are moving closer to their peak of $119 reached when worries about the war have been at their heights.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Where people are just sitting around who will and who won’t.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Average early-career earnings sit around $72,025.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sit around
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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