sat on

past tense of sit on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sat on
Verb
  • Customers can enroll by putting down a $10 deposit, then paying off the overdue balance over 36 months, on top of the regular bill.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That means all parties have to cease fire and put down their weapons.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And that’s the big ol’ marker general manager Adam Peters has slapped down on the table, a year-plus into his stint here.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But his vague inferences have been easily slapped down with clear details about prices not being met and no promises being made.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets in protest, but they were quashed by the government, and Machado went into hiding in August 2024 after threats to her life.
    Kate Bartlett, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Domestic violence quashed a squeaky-clean image that had once been suitable for Doublemint-gum ads, necessitating a new musical calculus that took a few spins to nail.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This Committee was initially created during the McCarthy Era, a dark time when the federal government repressed and persecuted American citizens for their political beliefs.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There are so many things that are being repressed here, and when Vivian brings them up her mother reacts poorly.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their taste can be subdued by pairing them with ingredients like herbs and lemon juice, and they can be used in place of almost any fish.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Sure, there's a definite shift of styles between the grim, cramped jail cell and a lavish Hollywood musical, but the latter seems almost subdued.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite leading the playoffs in hits entering Tuesday night's American League Division Series showdown, the New York Yankees superstar hadn't yet silenced his doubters with a clutch home run.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But our industry — and artists around the world — have a long history of refusing to be silenced, even in the darkest times.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Onondagas support plans announced by the mayor of Syracuse in 2020 to remove the statue of Columbus, an Italian explorer who helped the Spanish establish a colonial foothold in the Caribbean and later suppressed revolts by Indigenous people.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The defense also argued that evidence recovered from the backpack Mangione was carrying when he was arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s should be suppressed.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Also in our interview above, the two actors discuss whether the Forefront threat has really been squashed.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Concern over Matthews’ injury woes last season should be squashed.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Sat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sat%20on. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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