Explore Sits through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sits meaning
plural of sit
Using Sits
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of sit
- In the example corpus, sits often appears in combinations such as: sits at, sits on, sits in.
Context around Sits
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sits
- In this selection, "sits" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grandfather, grandmother, camera, invisibly, close and low stand out and add context to how "sits" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a backhoe sits on a, a fan sits in the, sits down, currently sits and now sits. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sits" sits close to words such as nominated, rushed and creek, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sits
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The three-across seat sits close to the floor and sits low. (12 words)
Above that very spot sits a bench upholstered in a tie-dyed velvet. (13 words)
After a stunning turnaround, it sits at 114% of its historical average level. (13 words)
A1 Cantina bid Britannia adios at the end of October and Willis got to Native Tongues-izing the room, adding the same distressed wall treatment that makes the original restaurant feel like it sits in a sleepy town in the middle of Mexico. (43 words)
A fan sits in the stands during the first half of a boys basketball CIF State Division II championship game between San Joaquin Memorial and Pacifica Christian at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Saturday, March 11, 2023. (39 words)
After leaving Alpine to join the British side for the new season, the Spanish driver sits third in the driver’s standings after finishing third in both the opening Bahrain race and this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. (39 words)
A big birdie for Kelly Xu as the Cardinal lead sits at four strokes! (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
My grandfather sits at the head of the table and my grandmother sits at his side, pouring cardamom tea from her floral Royal Doulton teapot.
The 10MP selfie camera sits with an array of sensors inside a cutout at the top corner of the display, and the fingerprint reader sits invisibly under the screen itself, making for little wasted space.
The track currently sits at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. His Kanye West-assisted song, "Mixed Personalities," sits at the No. 60 spot on the same chart.
The three-across seat sits close to the floor and sits low.
A1 Cantina bid Britannia adios at the end of October and Willis got to Native Tongues-izing the room, adding the same distressed wall treatment that makes the original restaurant feel like it sits in a sleepy town in the middle of Mexico.
A backhoe sits on a pile of rubble that used to be the original Hawthorn School in Vernon Hills as it continues to take down the years of additions to the facility.
A big birdie for Kelly Xu as the Cardinal lead sits at four strokes!
A big mound of fresh dirt sits at Terry Taylor's marijuana farm in the high desert of north-central Washington state.
Above that very spot sits a bench upholstered in a tie-dyed velvet.
A bulldozer moves debris as a vehicle sits stranded in flooded water on U.S. Highway 101 in Montecito, Calif., Jan.
A burnt statue sits amid the rubble of a home, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the current vacancy rate for rentals in Calgary sits at 2.6 per cent.
Active in the community, he sits on the board for the Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity.
A decommissioned historic caboose sits at the edge of David Moore's property on May 31, 2023.
A double-crested cormorant sits on a utility wire high above the Santa Ana River flowing with muddy water runoff from Tropical Storm Hilary, in Anaheim on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
A faded art deco shopfront sits cheek by crumbling jowl with its neighbour’s rusting balustrades and handmade fondant tiles.
A fan sits in the stands during the first half of a boys basketball CIF State Division II championship game between San Joaquin Memorial and Pacifica Christian at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
After a stunning turnaround, it sits at 114% of its historical average level.
After a tough day at work on Tuesday, an Egyptian farmer sits down for a cigarette and a cup of sweet tea.
After leaving Alpine to join the British side for the new season, the Spanish driver sits third in the driver’s standings after finishing third in both the opening Bahrain race and this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Phrases with sits
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with sits
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sits at 36×
- sits on 34×
- sits in 30×
- it sits 18×
- sits down 10×
- which sits 10×
- sits with 8×
- he sits 8×
- currently sits 7×
- now sits 7×