sitting

Example Sentences

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Firms have been sitting on a glut of unsold companies for years, leaving many of their investors frustrated and making it harder to raise new funds.

From The Wall Street Journal

“So you’re sitting there for half an hour with people that you might never run into in any other part of your life and you start to build social relationships,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Sabalenka has been one of the most effective servers this season, sitting in the top five for service games won, and has powerful groundstrokes.

From BBC

A giant car Beyoncé was floating in at her concerts tilted too far, almost tipping her into the audience, while a giant mid-air butterfly Katy Perry was sitting on plunged several feet.

From BBC

"We've got to go make it come to life right now. We can't be sitting around telling how sweet we are to everybody."

From Barron's