sitting tight
Example Sentences
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That would have meant sitting tight through the painful bear market of 2022, among other obstacles.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Many employers that typically rush to hire seasonal workers at this time of year are sitting tight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
While both of them are sitting tight, they said colleagues, mostly less experienced ones, were "putting feelers out" for alternative jobs.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
So he’s been in the habit of sitting tight until he has tasks in front of him.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2022
“Are you going to be okay sitting tight for a few hours until we leave?”
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
