sit

Example Sentences

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Some, Mitchell said, will probably sit the election out entirely.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Before 2020, local tax collectors had to sit at airports to spy on tail numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Much of the menu is prepared over a live hearth, and traditional Polish dishes sit alongside inventive creations like duck confit cabbage rolls and pork belly pączki.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Britain's competition watchdog said Thursday that it had opened an investigation into Irish carrier Ryanair over fees that parents must pay to sit with their children.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

She begins to take items out from her tote bag: a large cloth for us to sit on, a box she says contains small vials of essential oils.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold