sit back

Example Sentences

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You can sit back and watch the pyrotechnics, or you can exploit the chaos, ideally with a position that limits losses and tilts toward outsize gains.

From Barron's

I sit back and reread it, to make sure.

From Literature

He finished, then sat back on his heels.

From Literature

"Wealthier countries cannot sit back and assume they will be OK -– in many cases they are dangerously underprepared for the heat that is coming over the next few years," he said.

From Barron's

He opened his mouth wide to show off his teeth, said “HAROOF,” and sat back down in the snow.

From Literature