sit around

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.

Examples of sit around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2019 national measles vaccine coverage in Bangladesh sat around 97 percent for the first dose and 93 percent for the second, according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF. — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026

India's inflation, meanwhile, sits around the middle of the Reserve Bank of India's target range, according to BlackRock. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

The curse on Crystal Lake is traced back to Jason’s previous drowning as a group sits around a campfire in the dark. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

In a now-viral snippet, the women from the various cities sit around a table chatting about the old times. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for sit around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background