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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Conversely, in the show, the Sinclair matriarch dies during summer 16 on the island while sitting around a bonfire with her three daughters.
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Alyssa Davis, People.com, 19 June 2025
Not even 12 months ago, the going rate for an NBA team sale seemed to sit around $4 billion or so.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
There’s no point sitting around and complaining about it.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
His fastball sat around 99 mph and touched 100 more than once.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Alyssa Davis, People.com, 19 June 2025
Not even 12 months ago, the going rate for an NBA team sale seemed to sit around $4 billion or so.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
There’s no point sitting around and complaining about it.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
His fastball sat around 99 mph and touched 100 more than once.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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