sit about
phrasal verb
sat about; sitting about; sits about
chiefly British
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits about and does nothing while I do all the work.
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In August, scientists revealed that another geological anomaly in the mantle — a mass of hot rock that sits about 124 miles (200 kilometers) beneath the Appalachian Mountains range in New England — was formed about 80 million years ago when Greenland and North America split apart.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Bekkersdal sits about 25 miles west of Johannesburg, in Gauteng's West Rand area, which historically was dotted with small towns supporting local mining operations.
—Liezl Thom, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Two firefighters sat about a block away looking at the smoke.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
The city covers roughly 241 square miles and sits about 380 miles north of Tokyo, well outside Japan’s major metropolitan corridor.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Bekkersdal sits about 25 miles west of Johannesburg, in Gauteng's West Rand area, which historically was dotted with small towns supporting local mining operations.
—Liezl Thom, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Two firefighters sat about a block away looking at the smoke.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
The city covers roughly 241 square miles and sits about 380 miles north of Tokyo, well outside Japan’s major metropolitan corridor.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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