sit around
Example Sentences
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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
Now, as average gas prices sit around $4.30 a gallon in Florida, Fuller couldn’t be happier with his purchase.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
“As someone who volunteers with a guild, we aren’t just there to sit around and look pretty. Come talk to us.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
In the live, as the members sit around a table of food with a Christmas tree in the background, talk turns to how 2025 is ending and the new year is around the corner.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Inside, crowds of blue-shirted people sit around tables, typing on computers or bent over books or passing sheets of paper back and forth.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
