sit by

verb

sat by; sitting by; sits by

: to make no effort to stop something bad or unpleasant from happening

I won't sit idly by while he ruins his life!

Examples of sit by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mary can see how worried her sister looks and sits by her while… her mother expels another human being from her body, behind the very thin curtain just a few feet away. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

The unidentified man is thought to have been sitting by the window when he was suddenly pulled out, head-first and up to his shoulders, according to Greek public broadcaster ERT. — Chris Liakos, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Judge Gallagher was sitting by assignment in the 371st District Court. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

Long also wrote over the clip, which showed the family of three sitting by the water and opening a bottle of champagne. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for sit by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny