sit still

phrase

: to sit without moving around
You can't expect young children to sit still for that long.

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Surf, sail and pick up padel For every traveler who wants to kick back and relax on their vacation, there’s another who refuses to sit still. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026 For pet parents who could get their pups to sit still for long enough, a portrait artist was doing colorful sketches. — Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2026 Dibrov built his identity, and arguably a chunk of Israel’s tech industry’s self-image, on being the founder who doesn’t sell out cheap and doesn’t sit still. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 Where Audience Targeting Can Fall Short What has changed is that the picture no longer has to sit still. — Kamya Elawadhi, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit still

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“Sit still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20still. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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