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.
Examples of sit around in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
One of the rarest modern Jaguars is just sitting around waiting to be bought.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
Our tendency to sit around indoors when winter hits compounds the risk.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, plenty of lawmakers and others are aware there is $1.8 billion sitting around potentially unspent and not appropriated at a time when $3 billion in requests from state agencies went unfulfilled in next year's budget just passed by the South Carolina House.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2024
That’s not necessarily a terrible thing — nobody should just be sitting around listening to arena rock from the 1970s.
—Nate Rogers, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Marsh saw his changeup velocity sit around 87-88 mph — the sweet spot he’s looked for in camp.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Nothing good ever came of sitting around in a bubble of people just like you.
—Shawn Vandiver, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
The performers sitting around Mitchell Sunday also included Allison Russell (who previously included SistaStrings in her touring band), Lucius, Blake Mills and Jacob Collier.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2024
Inside this trailer we’re greeted by a trio of deer heads sitting around a circular dining room table.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
Our tendency to sit around indoors when winter hits compounds the risk.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, plenty of lawmakers and others are aware there is $1.8 billion sitting around potentially unspent and not appropriated at a time when $3 billion in requests from state agencies went unfulfilled in next year's budget just passed by the South Carolina House.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2024
That’s not necessarily a terrible thing — nobody should just be sitting around listening to arena rock from the 1970s.
—Nate Rogers, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Marsh saw his changeup velocity sit around 87-88 mph — the sweet spot he’s looked for in camp.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Nothing good ever came of sitting around in a bubble of people just like you.
—Shawn Vandiver, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
The performers sitting around Mitchell Sunday also included Allison Russell (who previously included SistaStrings in her touring band), Lucius, Blake Mills and Jacob Collier.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2024
Inside this trailer we’re greeted by a trio of deer heads sitting around a circular dining room table.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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