sit on
verb
sat on; sitting on; sits on
1
: to hold deliberations concerning
3
: to delay action or decision concerning
4
: to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball
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Although Elordi leans heavily into tailoring on the red carpet, his off-duty outfits sit on the side of gorpcore-chic.
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Gomez was sitting on the floor and Blanco had his bare foot perched on a coffee table next to her.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Three double crew cabins also sit on the lower deck, while the captain’s cabin lies on the bridge deck.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
By comparison, the new Walsh H-E-B under construction in far west Fort Worth sits on 19 acres.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
But even with Lisojo sitting on the bench with a cast and crutches, out for the fourth game in a row, OCP managed to win convincingly, 57-49.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
And three or four unpublished manuscripts sitting on her computer that nobody knew about.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Collins, who sits on the panel, said the task force is a good mix of stakeholders and should issue its first report in one to two weeks.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
In another image, Russell's character, Preston Clyburn, sits on a tree stump looking off into the distance.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Gomez was sitting on the floor and Blanco had his bare foot perched on a coffee table next to her.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Three double crew cabins also sit on the lower deck, while the captain’s cabin lies on the bridge deck.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
By comparison, the new Walsh H-E-B under construction in far west Fort Worth sits on 19 acres.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
But even with Lisojo sitting on the bench with a cast and crutches, out for the fourth game in a row, OCP managed to win convincingly, 57-49.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
And three or four unpublished manuscripts sitting on her computer that nobody knew about.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Collins, who sits on the panel, said the task force is a good mix of stakeholders and should issue its first report in one to two weeks.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
In another image, Russell's character, Preston Clyburn, sits on a tree stump looking off into the distance.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20on. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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