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.
Examples of sit about in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
White was a resident of Kennesaw, which sits about 30 miles northwest of Atlanta, the GBI said in a Saturday press release.
—
Mandy Taheri
hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
This hot rock blob, called the Northern Appalachian Anomaly, or NAA, sits about 124 miles (200 kilometers) beneath the mountain range in New England and measures between 217 and 249 miles (350 and 400 kilometers) wide.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Fort Stewart sits about 35 miles southwest of Savannah and is home to more than 10,000 people, including military personnel, families and civilian Army employees.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
In Liberty Hill, which sits about 110 miles northeast of Kerrville and is a nearby suburb of Austin, residents received nearly double the total, with more than 20 inches.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sit about
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Mandy Taheri
hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
This hot rock blob, called the Northern Appalachian Anomaly, or NAA, sits about 124 miles (200 kilometers) beneath the mountain range in New England and measures between 217 and 249 miles (350 and 400 kilometers) wide.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Fort Stewart sits about 35 miles southwest of Savannah and is home to more than 10,000 people, including military personnel, families and civilian Army employees.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
In Liberty Hill, which sits about 110 miles northeast of Kerrville and is a nearby suburb of Austin, residents received nearly double the total, with more than 20 inches.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sit about
Cite this Entry
“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share