sit still
idiom
: to sit without moving around
You can't expect young children to sit still for that long.
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But even younglings with a limited attention span, who can't sit still for an entire feature film, will forever have a connection to the screen icon who died Tuesday at the age of 89.
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Get medical help right away if your child had a large amount of caffeine and symptoms such as racing or irregular heartbeat, fast breathing, body shakes that your child can’t control (tremors), anxious feelings or the inability to sit still (hyperactivity).
—Dr. Mark Corkins, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Its components wouldn’t sit still, but would move and transform in a never-ending cycle.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Don’t sit still and let a setback paralyze you.
—Bj Coleman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Get medical help right away if your child had a large amount of caffeine and symptoms such as racing or irregular heartbeat, fast breathing, body shakes that your child can’t control (tremors), anxious feelings or the inability to sit still (hyperactivity).
—Dr. Mark Corkins, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Its components wouldn’t sit still, but would move and transform in a never-ending cycle.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Don’t sit still and let a setback paralyze you.
—Bj Coleman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sit still
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“Sit still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20still. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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