sit still for
Example Sentences
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But don’t expect him to sit still for long.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Although I like unwinding, I can’t actually sit still for very long, so you’ll probably find me doing water sports there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
He forced the military’s top brass to sit still for a lecture about the “warrior ethos,” convened for no other apparent reason than Hegseth’s adolescent desire to pretend that he’s Mel Gibson in “Braveheart.”
From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025
I even started to meditate - a miracle for a man who could rarely sit still for more than five minutes.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025
It is difficult for me to sit still for more than twenty minutes at a stretch, so I used to interrupt my tanning sessions with walks to the pier.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
