sit about
phrasal 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 pond sits about 100 feet from the house, separated by an embankment.
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Marissa Armas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Perhaps the most attractive feature for the restaurant — which sits about four blocks away from Bank of America Stadium, right where South End and uptown come together — is its attached parking deck.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
At 1,198 feet long, the Icon of the Seas is longer than the Titanic, which was about 880 feet long and sat about 140 feet above the water line.
—Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The Pleiades, by contrast, sit about 440 light-years from Earth and resemble a tiny dipper.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Marissa Armas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Perhaps the most attractive feature for the restaurant — which sits about four blocks away from Bank of America Stadium, right where South End and uptown come together — is its attached parking deck.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
At 1,198 feet long, the Icon of the Seas is longer than the Titanic, which was about 880 feet long and sat about 140 feet above the water line.
—Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The Pleiades, by contrast, sit about 440 light-years from Earth and resemble a tiny dipper.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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