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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The house of his brother and music industry executive Nathan sits about 4½ miles to the west of Riviera Country Club, which hosted the Genesis 60 times dating to 1929. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025 The incinerator site sits about 3 miles from the Trump National Doral, a golf resort owned by the president. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 Coronado Vineyards Coronado Vineyards sits about 20 minutes down the Interstate 10 highway from the historic ghost town of Cochise. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024 The rich fishing ground, which China effectively seized control of in 2012, sits about 140 miles west of Luzon and over 600 miles from the nearest Chinese shores. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sit about

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“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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