sit well with

Example Sentences

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That didn’t sit well with Tammie.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That didn’t sit well with many members of Congress,” and “rattled markets a bit,” he said.

From MarketWatch

“We want to go home!” the boys wailed, for this idea of their mother abandoning the family to live with Veronika did not sit well with them.

From Literature

And speaking of hearts, true and not so true, Admiral Faucet’s lie about being the one to find Bertha did not sit well with Penelope.

From Literature

"But the thing that concerned me most was when after contacting Ofsted they told me that there was an ongoing criminal investigation into its mere existence as a potentially unregistered school. That didn't sit well with me."

From BBC