sit around
phrasal verb
sat around; sitting around; sits around
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.
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Throughout Friday and Saturday’s action, Unrivaled athletes from other teams sat around the arena and watched their peers, enjoying the moment.
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Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Five to six people should be able to comfortably sit around the table.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
With the current divorce rate sitting around 50%, there’s been a marked rise in millennial and Gen-Z couples signing prenups in recent years.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
While movie Mace Windu spent most of his time sitting around in meetings, Clone Wars Mace Windu destroyed an entire battle droid battalion with nothing but his fists.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Five to six people should be able to comfortably sit around the table.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
With the current divorce rate sitting around 50%, there’s been a marked rise in millennial and Gen-Z couples signing prenups in recent years.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
While movie Mace Windu spent most of his time sitting around in meetings, Clone Wars Mace Windu destroyed an entire battle droid battalion with nothing but his fists.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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