On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Sit. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as pose or display and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

Frequent word

Sit in a sentence

Sit meaning

  1. To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
  2. To move oneself into such a position.
  3. To occupy a given position.

Synonyms of Sit

sit down pose display exhibit expose posture model convene arise change posture be lie stand sit out ride

Example sentences (20)

And, of course, the most powerful man in the world has to sit by helpless while the love of his life fights cancer.

Although Emus currently sit second on the ladder, it's been a difficult season for the perennial title-contenders.

Additionally, this element from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power could also sit poorly with audiences.

A number of businesses sit in the middle of the closure, including Best One convenience store and Queens Road Pharmacy.

Add 200g-250g sliced vegetables and allow to sit for 10 minutes, tossing every couple of minutes in the brine.

All persons aged 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult and may not sit on their own in the auditorium.

Already, the government has reappointed eight commissioners to sit on the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC).

After national elections are held in both countries next month, both sides can sit down and talk seriously.

And the result means Redditch sit fourth in the Southern League Premier Central table, one point inside the play-off places.

Adults can opt to drive a snowmobile themselves or have an alpine guide do the driving so they can sit back and enjoy the ride.

Altrincham sit three places and four points behind Blues in the standings ahead of Saturday’s showdown.

Also the SIT had questioned Akali Dal’s patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, 94, for hours at his residence.

Also updated are widgets, which have finally broken free of the and sit proudly on your desktop.

Although to sit next to can legally be defined as 'separated by an aisle, or one row behind'.

The continued sit-in has forced government to plead the workers to call off the sit in and return to work immediately.

We sit on the verandah, that’s our favourite place; we all sit together with all the animals too and have a great day.

And if a player transferred at the top level of college football, often that athlete was forced to sit out a year, in some cases two years.

African American students should be proud of the Greensboro sit-in in 1960, which then dismantled segregation in Greensboro, North Carolina.

While another wrote: 'I have muscular dystrophy and sit down exercises and sit down exercises are so helpful.

Alexander mocks Ace Austin and Chris Bey for being overly excited about being the Tag Team Champions, which doesn’t sit well with the champs.

These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with sit

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to sit 76×
  • sit in 35×
  • sit on 22×
  • sit down 21×
  • will sit 10×
  • and sit
  • sit with
  • can sit
  • sit out
  • sit sit

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sit" in a sentence?
An example: "And, of course, the most powerful man in the world has to sit by helpless while the love of his life fights cancer." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "sit" from real English texts.
What does "sit" mean?
Sit means: To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
What are synonyms of "sit"?
Common synonyms of "sit" include: sit down, pose, display, exhibit, expose, posture, model, convene. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "sit" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "sit", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word sit. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.