sit back

Example Sentences

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The author is remarkably good at finding an obscure statistic or fact that causes the reader to sit back and ponder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“I feel like we’ve always been so in the moment of creating and evolving and doing our work, it seems strange to sit back and do a sort of retrospective.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"When owners are local, and have eyes on their investment, they take more care of their property. When they are miles away, they are happy to sit back and just take the rent."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“Don’t sit back and say, ‘I’ll do what I was doing before,’” Smith says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

When we sit back down, Ren has us introduce ourselves by our names and our halls.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon