sit still
idiom
: to sit without moving around
You can't expect young children to sit still for that long.
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Many people, meanwhile, don’t have room for a writer’s room, or live lives that preclude solitude, or just don’t like to sit still.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
To sit still is to stagnate, which is to be unseated.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Fresh off being fired as president of M-Tex by Cami (Demi Moore), Tommy refuses to sit still.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Despite the lack of flashy trades, Morgan doesn’t sit still when someone is available.
—Mike Kaye
updated January 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
To sit still is to stagnate, which is to be unseated.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Fresh off being fired as president of M-Tex by Cami (Demi Moore), Tommy refuses to sit still.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Despite the lack of flashy trades, Morgan doesn’t sit still when someone is available.
—Mike Kaye
updated January 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Sit still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20still. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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