sit around
phrasal verb
sat around; sitting around; sits around
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.
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That accounts for about 16% of the school's total enrollment, which sits around 2,400, per state data.
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2026
The ground floor houses the equivalent of a DMV, where people sat around in bulky coats and woolen scarves, some waiting to register their complaints about the lack of basic services.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
That's about 26% lower than what silver was selling for last week, when the price was sitting around $110 for the same amount of metal.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
All the guys were sitting around, laughing.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2026
The ground floor houses the equivalent of a DMV, where people sat around in bulky coats and woolen scarves, some waiting to register their complaints about the lack of basic services.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
That's about 26% lower than what silver was selling for last week, when the price was sitting around $110 for the same amount of metal.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
All the guys were sitting around, laughing.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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