sit for
Example Sentences
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Nearby, dusty sacks of potatoes are piled along the field edges, some loaded onto trucks, others left to sit for weeks, as farmers gamble on prices that rarely improve.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Watching your house sit for months on the market can be particularly painful — especially for sellers who bought during the pandemic, when home prices soared.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Stir it with spices— paprika, cumin, garlic, whatever you have — coat chicken or salmon, and let it sit for as long as you remember to.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Paxton, in his second term, was made to sit for the six-hour questioning for a lawsuit involving a falling-out between two of his former friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The three of them would sit for tea and then Jalil would excuse himself.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
