sit around
Example Sentences
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But wait, you might object, the so-called reasoning models don’t just sit around doing nothing—they think for minutes, sometimes hours, on end!
From Slate • May 25, 2026
Barker: But at no point do we sit around and worry about who else has a higher offer for the movie.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
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
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
Or maybe people will sit around and speak German, because the Germans will have won.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
