sit around
Example Sentences
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But wait, you might object, the so-called reasoning models don’t just sit around doing nothing—they think for minutes, sometimes hours, on end!
From Slate • May 25, 2026
As rumours spread that Anne Boleyn, the English queen, is about to be executed, three working-class women in Essex sit around drinking, gossiping and wondering what it all means for them.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
“I’ve been a doer all my life. I don’t like to sit around sucking my thumb. I like to resolve problems.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
They sit around what resembles a school science lab sniffing coffee beans and slurping coffee so aggressively that there’s loud music playing to drown them out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
They couldn’t just sit around the bus station for five hours, waiting to be recognized.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
