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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Take Action Immediately Once the sorting is done, don’t let the donate or trash piles sit around too long.
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
In the two worse years, snowpack measured about 40 to 42 percent of average at this point in winter; this year, Colorado is sitting around 58 percent of median overall, and lower in some areas.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Many of the demonstrators, including those sitting around this table, were arrested, but the fight came with a cost.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The flame-throwing pitching prospect didn’t display the greatest command, but his fastball, capable of hitting triple digits when fully built up, sat around 95 mph.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
In the two worse years, snowpack measured about 40 to 42 percent of average at this point in winter; this year, Colorado is sitting around 58 percent of median overall, and lower in some areas.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Many of the demonstrators, including those sitting around this table, were arrested, but the fight came with a cost.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The flame-throwing pitching prospect didn’t display the greatest command, but his fastball, capable of hitting triple digits when fully built up, sat around 95 mph.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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