sit under

verb

sat under; sitting under; sits under

transitive verb

: to attend religious service under the instruction or ministrations of
also : to attend the classes or lectures of

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Cayce Morris and Riley Wilkerson, both 28, sat under a tree near the Perry’s stage. Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Less perfect was the fact that the chalk sat under 170 ft (52 m) of London blue clay – far too deep to anchor traditional pilings. David Szondy august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 That company sat under All3Media America, which over the years has been run by the likes of former ICM Partner Greg Lipstone, IPC founder Eli Holzman, who just left Sony Pictures Television, and former Nat Geo exec Tim Pastore. Peter White, Deadline, 30 July 2026 On a breezy summer evening, lovers of Eastern Mediterranean mezze sit under patio umbrellas at Zaytinya, a restaurant from José Andrés, the humanitarian chef who founded the World Central Kitchen, and graze on kebabs, flatbreads, salads and spreads. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit under

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“Sit under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20under. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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