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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Now, because of his imprudent and inaccurate sloganeering, even with a majority of his appointees sitting on the board, the mayor faces the prospect of a legal and political fiasco that implicates the honesty of his most prominent promise to his constituents.
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Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 that collided with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport sits on the runway Tuesday.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
As an unseasonable heatwave descended last week, auto mechanic Gustavo Gonzalez, 44, sat on a couch at his lot beneath an oak tree.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Collins sits on cash, while others spend Last week, that ad buy, with at least one other ad his campaign placed, totaled more than four times that of the governor's campaign spending during the same time period, according to an analysis of data gathered by AdImpact.
—Steve Mistler, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
Rather than leaving oil in your hair throughout the day, applying it generously before shampooing allows the essential oils to sit on the scalp and penetrate the hair without leaving you looking greasy.
—Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
At the scene, officers found Trumpp sitting on the ground and bleeding from her neck as people surrounded her near a picnic table pavilion, according to court records.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
This is a very Russian thing, but all these ladies would sit on these benches in front of the building’s entrance.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Put another way, countries may look to asterisk the excess supply that sits on the wrong side of the Strait, counting only a portion of it as actually accessible excess.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 that collided with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport sits on the runway Tuesday.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
As an unseasonable heatwave descended last week, auto mechanic Gustavo Gonzalez, 44, sat on a couch at his lot beneath an oak tree.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Collins sits on cash, while others spend Last week, that ad buy, with at least one other ad his campaign placed, totaled more than four times that of the governor's campaign spending during the same time period, according to an analysis of data gathered by AdImpact.
—Steve Mistler, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
Rather than leaving oil in your hair throughout the day, applying it generously before shampooing allows the essential oils to sit on the scalp and penetrate the hair without leaving you looking greasy.
—Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
At the scene, officers found Trumpp sitting on the ground and bleeding from her neck as people surrounded her near a picnic table pavilion, according to court records.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
This is a very Russian thing, but all these ladies would sit on these benches in front of the building’s entrance.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Put another way, countries may look to asterisk the excess supply that sits on the wrong side of the Strait, counting only a portion of it as actually accessible excess.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20on. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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