sit back
Example Sentences
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They were relentless with the way they attacked when it was 1-1 and, rather than sit back, they kept attacking when they went 2-1 up.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 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
That doesn’t mean you should sit back and wait for the airline to sort it out and rebook you.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
“Don’t sit back and say, ‘I’ll do what I was doing before,’” Smith says.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
I sit back down and give her hand a squeeze.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
