sit on
verb
sat on; sitting on; sits on
1
: to hold deliberations concerning
3
: to delay action or decision concerning
4
: to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball
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Bieber had stepped onto a smaller stage, more sharply circular than the first, and two acoustic guitarists came to sit on either side of him, flanking him like twin cherubs attentive at their harps.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
The 432-square-foot home sits on an 8,500-square-foot lot, and real estate agent Garrett Rau says the real value is the land, so the asking price is a reflection of that.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Instead of chasing a specific trend, focus on how your clothes sit on your body.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
The retired plumber was sitting on a bench, hanging out in a small park and playground behind his building on Alexander Ave.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
In 1946, then a 19-year-old cavalry officer, Morris sat on a bollard on a wharf in Trieste to write an essay about nostalgia.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, April 14, a large alligator was caught sitting on the front porch of a home in Southport, police noted.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026
Anythink’s new Nature Library is a 33,000-square-foot building that sits on a grassy, windswept 15 acres in Thornton — just next to the 140-acre Aylor Open Lands, and across the street from a group of houses at the intersection of East 136th Avenue and Newport Street.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Neville is there for pitch meetings, where the current cast sits on the floor of Michaels’ office and throws out their zaniest ideas.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
The 432-square-foot home sits on an 8,500-square-foot lot, and real estate agent Garrett Rau says the real value is the land, so the asking price is a reflection of that.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Instead of chasing a specific trend, focus on how your clothes sit on your body.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
The retired plumber was sitting on a bench, hanging out in a small park and playground behind his building on Alexander Ave.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
In 1946, then a 19-year-old cavalry officer, Morris sat on a bollard on a wharf in Trieste to write an essay about nostalgia.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, April 14, a large alligator was caught sitting on the front porch of a home in Southport, police noted.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026
Anythink’s new Nature Library is a 33,000-square-foot building that sits on a grassy, windswept 15 acres in Thornton — just next to the 140-acre Aylor Open Lands, and across the street from a group of houses at the intersection of East 136th Avenue and Newport Street.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Neville is there for pitch meetings, where the current cast sits on the floor of Michaels’ office and throws out their zaniest ideas.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20on. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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