sit tight
Example Sentences
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The best move could be to sit tight and gather data.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Their commander, Heorhiy, has ordered his troops to sit tight during the 32-hour ceasefire unless they're attacked.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Takeoff is among the most dangerous moments as missile alerts force passengers to sit tight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The message to her is that if there isn’t anything good out there to buy, investors should just sit tight and be patient— such as bide time in T-bills.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025
Or should they just sit tight and let this terrible thing happen the way terrible things had been happening now ever since the 1848 war, trusting that, like Amarante Cordova, they could somehow, miraculously, survive?
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
