How to Use sit still in a Sentence

sit still

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• But Lamb has never been one to sit still.
  — Laura Berrios, AJC.com, 23 Feb. 2026
• Pugh added that just like his dad, Charm doesn’t like to sit still for too long.
  — Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
• Unable to sit still after the thrill of the game, zoomies took over.
  — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
• Well, just sit still and listen and don’t ask any stupid questions.
  — Thallman, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• To sit still is to stagnate, which is to be unseated.
  — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• My mother doesn’t like to sit outside or to sit still anywhere for very long.
  — Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
• History doesn’t sit still, frozen on its pedestal like a statue.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2021
• Don’t sit still and let a setback paralyze you.
  — Bj Coleman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• This doesn’t mean businesses can afford to sit still, though.
  — René Janssen, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
• The kids are very active and don’t sit still for more than a couple minutes at a time.
  — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023
• His owner held him back with the leash, but the Siberian husky couldn't sit still.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
• Her grandfather used to pay her a nickel to sit still for five minutes.
  — Jamie Lauren Keiles Ismail Muhammad Kim Tingley Benoit Denizet-Lewis Sam Anderson Jazmine Hughes Irina Aleksander Sasha Weiss Rowan Ricardo Phillips Stella Bugbee Michael Paterniti Maggie Jones Robert Draper Rob Hoerburger Jason Zengerle Reginald Dwayne Betts Jane Hu David Marchese Hanif Abdurraqib Jenna Wortham Anthony Giardina Niela Orr Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2021
• The art form once enjoyed by many will be reserved for those who can—and can afford to—sit still.
  — Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
• Some cats will sit still for a portrait more easily than others.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2022
• And don’t expect YouTube to sit still, either.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
• Western leaders can’t expect Putin to sit still when all his bluffs are called.
  — Ian Bremmer, TIME, 6 June 2024
• But, as has been very well-documented, Grohl can’t and won’t sit still.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 16 Feb. 2022
• If your kid simply will not sit still, these Baby Banz are the best choice for them.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2023
• To sit still now would send a terrible message to a clubhouse full of pros, all of whom know the score.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
• Get sporty If your sweetheart isn’t one to sit still, fuel their fire with a sporty outing.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
• Will business and leisure travelers ‘sit still’ for a 20-hour flight?
  — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
• Attempts at re-creating the process found that the patients would have had to sit still for up to a minute.
  — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
• Motorcycles aren’t cars, and riders don’t sit still too long.
  — New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
• Better for older children who can sit still in the narrow dining room.
  — Jessamine Chan, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
• Of course, Musk is not going to sit still while the rest of the space industry catches up.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
• But the problem isn’t requiring boys to sit still and pay attention.
  — WSJ, 19 Sep. 2023
• And the truth is, opportunities don’t sit still.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
• Despite the lack of flashy trades, Morgan doesn’t sit still when someone is available.
  — Mike Kaye updated January 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
• The girl seemed hesitant to eat the food at first, and continued to sit still even after it was brought to her.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
• Emanuel can barely sit still; Japan prizes calm and orderliness.
  — Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 14 May 2023