sitting tight
Example Sentences
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Many employers that typically rush to hire seasonal workers at this time of year are sitting tight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
While both of them are sitting tight, they said colleagues, mostly less experienced ones, were "putting feelers out" for alternative jobs.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023
Crypto-focused economist Noelle Acheson said market data was indicating long-term bitcoin holders were in sitting tight.
From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023
So he’s been in the habit of sitting tight until he has tasks in front of him.
From Slate • Dec. 27, 2022
"I think they are," the father said, sitting tight.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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