sit about
phrasal verb
sat about; sitting about; sits about
chiefly British
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits about and does nothing while I do all the work.
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Bakhmut, which sits about 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of Chasiv Yar, fell to Russia at a huge cost to its troops in May 2023, after many months of intense fighting.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 4 July 2024
Topsail Island sits about 40 miles northeast of Wilmington.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 18 June 2024
The public area on the west side of the lake is a popular spot on summer weekends and sits about 45 miles north of San Francisco Bay.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
The tiny island, which today has just over 2,000 residents and sits about 10 miles off the French coast, did not have gas chambers.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 4 July 2024
Topsail Island sits about 40 miles northeast of Wilmington.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 18 June 2024
The public area on the west side of the lake is a popular spot on summer weekends and sits about 45 miles north of San Francisco Bay.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
The tiny island, which today has just over 2,000 residents and sits about 10 miles off the French coast, did not have gas chambers.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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