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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And despite a reputation for being high in alcohol, most sake sits around 15% ABV, in line with many modern Napa cabernets.
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Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The point was to create the conditions for a bunch of weirdos to sit around and ask questions of one another.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
The group sat around a table with drinks.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
The defense topline usually sits around $900 billion and has never cracked $1 trillion.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
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Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The point was to create the conditions for a bunch of weirdos to sit around and ask questions of one another.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
The group sat around a table with drinks.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
The defense topline usually sits around $900 billion and has never cracked $1 trillion.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sit around
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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