sit around
phrasal 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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With political beliefs more polarized than ever, holiday gatherings can become tense when family members with opposing viewpoints sit around the same table.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Normally, the region's outer boundary — the plasmapause — sits around 27,340 miles (44,000 kilometers) above Earth.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Netflix No sitting around full of turkey and stuffing for this crowd.
—Allison Sadlier, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
It's catered toward you and nine other people who are sitting around the sushi counter.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Normally, the region's outer boundary — the plasmapause — sits around 27,340 miles (44,000 kilometers) above Earth.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Netflix No sitting around full of turkey and stuffing for this crowd.
—Allison Sadlier, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
It's catered toward you and nine other people who are sitting around the sushi counter.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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 29 Nov. 2025.
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