sit on
verb
sat on; sitting on; sits on
1
: to hold deliberations concerning
3
: to delay action or decision concerning
4
: to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball
Examples of sit on in a Sentence
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Have a sit on one of their benches and enjoy a moment of introspection and thinking.
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
European banks are sitting on excess capital, which Citi said could be deployed via buybacks, loan growth or M & A — though questions hover over the best route to achieve share price growth.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
By early 2020, Fooda was in about 25 markets, sitting on a pile of cash from a recent fundraising round and had just turned its first monthly profit.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
But in my experience, on-duty car salespeople don’t really converse so much as work their way through a script to get whatever’s been sitting on the lot the longest into your driveway.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Jonah Hill has been sitting on not just one, but two secrets.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
The biggest immediate impact is likely to fall on the approximately 300 residents of Samoa, a town that sits on the tiny spit of land that protects the bay.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
In another viral TikTok video from 2024, a Charlotte-area man was captured drinking a beer while sitting on a horse outside an ABC liquor store.
—Nick Sullivan
april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Some are decades old and well-loved; others are little more than street-side stalls, where patrons sit on an upturned bucket to enjoy a quick milk tea.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
European banks are sitting on excess capital, which Citi said could be deployed via buybacks, loan growth or M & A — though questions hover over the best route to achieve share price growth.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
By early 2020, Fooda was in about 25 markets, sitting on a pile of cash from a recent fundraising round and had just turned its first monthly profit.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
But in my experience, on-duty car salespeople don’t really converse so much as work their way through a script to get whatever’s been sitting on the lot the longest into your driveway.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Jonah Hill has been sitting on not just one, but two secrets.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
The biggest immediate impact is likely to fall on the approximately 300 residents of Samoa, a town that sits on the tiny spit of land that protects the bay.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
In another viral TikTok video from 2024, a Charlotte-area man was captured drinking a beer while sitting on a horse outside an ABC liquor store.
—Nick Sullivan
april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Some are decades old and well-loved; others are little more than street-side stalls, where patrons sit on an upturned bucket to enjoy a quick milk tea.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20on. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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