sit

Example Sentences

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“It’s very anti-AI. It’s asking people to sit with books and to find little seeds and not necessarily pursue solutions or puzzles. It’s asking us to connect, sometimes with strangers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But when it comes to her core product, selling candy has a number of benefits, such as it having a long shelf life, and being able to sit at room temperature.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“I’d have to sit there for another 2½ hours.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“I wanted to get far away enough that I wouldn’t bump into anyone I knew and I would just sit and cry.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

I sit atop the wagon perch, eager to go.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes