sit still
idiom
: to sit without moving around
You can't expect young children to sit still for that long.
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Matta could not sit still, and there Conley was, standing calmly, taking it all in.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Of course, Musk is not going to sit still while the rest of the space industry catches up.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
This churning of the fabric of space means that the objects and matter surrounding a black hole cannot sit still, and are dragged along as the black hole swirls its surroundings.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Chinese exporters will not sit still while Washington negotiates, especially given the glacial pace of past talks.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Of course, Musk is not going to sit still while the rest of the space industry catches up.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
This churning of the fabric of space means that the objects and matter surrounding a black hole cannot sit still, and are dragged along as the black hole swirls its surroundings.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Chinese exporters will not sit still while Washington negotiates, especially given the glacial pace of past talks.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sit still
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“Sit still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20still. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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