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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Ayden Heaven and his mum, Lisa, are sitting around a table in the dining room of Shrigley Hall, a spa hotel in Cheshire, and giving themselves a moment to reflect on his sharp rise at Manchester United.
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 10 July 2025
The hairstylists took us in shifts, so some of us got right into salon chairs and some of us got more time to sit around and read magazines.
—Sarah Hartshorne, Vulture, 7 July 2025
And while 32% of workers were hybrid in 2019, that number sat around 53% five years later.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 July 2025
This is no different than sitting around a fire together and telling stories.
—Holly V. Hays, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 10 July 2025
The hairstylists took us in shifts, so some of us got right into salon chairs and some of us got more time to sit around and read magazines.
—Sarah Hartshorne, Vulture, 7 July 2025
And while 32% of workers were hybrid in 2019, that number sat around 53% five years later.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 July 2025
This is no different than sitting around a fire together and telling stories.
—Holly V. Hays, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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 14 Jul. 2025.
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