sit back

verb

sat back; sitting back; sits back

1

: to get into a comfortable and relaxed position in a chair, seat, etc.

Sit back and enjoy the ride.

2

: to make no effort to do something

He sat back and watched us do all the work.

How can you just sit back and let him insult you like that?

Examples of sit back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Catch a game on the big screen, play a round of cornhole outside, or sit back with a beer while cows graze nearby. —Hayley Hutson, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026

Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, sit back and watch the greatest cigarette smoker of all time as he blind taste tests five cigarettes and nails it. —Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026

No longer can a team sit back, almost solely fortify itself through elite lottery picks — as the San Antonio Spurs have done in the West and as the Detroit Pistons have in the East. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026

So, sit back and enjoy the show. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for sit back

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback