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

One teacher tried to protect her students At the cemetery, Fatemeh Barani sat by the grave of her daughter, Nasim Neyestani, a second grade teacher at the school. — Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Fairchild, sitting by the pool at her home in Nashville, nods in agreement. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Nick, meanwhile, got a kick out of the debate that erupted over whether something sitting by the curb should reasonably be considered free. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

While establishing a perimeter for the K-9, a trooper approached a residence on Trask Road and saw two men sitting by a bonfire in the front yard. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for sit by

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