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Recent Examples of sit in
Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 The battery and motherboard sit in a tray that allows the back of the phone to expand as the OLED rolls into view. —ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026 In the summer of 1960, Jackson participated in a sit-in at the whites-only Greenville County Public Library and was subsequently arrested as one of the Greenville Eight for disorderly conduct. —Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit in
Verb
The 15-time European champions from Spain, who currently sit in second place in La Liga, face the eternal German champions in this high-stakes matchup (Bayern sits comfortably at the very top of the Bundesliga). —Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 The battery and motherboard sit in a tray that allows the back of the phone to expand as the OLED rolls into view. —ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
Yunseo Chung Immigration officials moved to deport Yunseo Chung, a then-21-year-old Columbia undergraduate from South Korea with permanent resident status, in March 2025 after she and other students were arrested by local law enforcement at a sit-in at the university. —Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026 In the summer of 1960, Jackson participated in a sit-in at the whites-only Greenville County Public Library and was subsequently arrested as one of the Greenville Eight for disorderly conduct. —Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
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One morning this February, William Neil McCasland walked out of his home in Albuquerque for the last time, leaving his phone and prescription glasses behind.— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 22 Apr. 2026
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Annie’s mother, Donna (Ann Cusack), originally claimed that Rick walked out on them due to shoddy investments.— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.— Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.— Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
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After stabbing Smith, the woman walked east on Eastern Parkway to the Sutter Ave.— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Lambert finished with a two-hitter, striking out eight, walking three and hitting one batter.— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.— Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
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Organized job actions like strikes or sickouts are prohibited by federal law, but since air traffic control staffing is so tight, a small number of employees taking unscheduled time off can be enough to cause problems.— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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The San Francisco Giants were out of town and businesses around Oracle Park and Mission Bay reported a slowdown.— Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Its effective shuttering for the duration of the conflict has stoked a global energy crisis and stoked fears of a worldwide slowdown and rampant inflation.— Kate Sullivan, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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