sit over
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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She added that Parliament should be prepared to sit over Christmas to pass the bill.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
“We have the double whammy of this heat dome that seems to have decided to sit over Phoenix. And we’re also this massively spread out space with highways and parking lots,” McCue said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
“Without a strong breeze, you’re going to be breathing a lot more pollution. It’s going to kind of sit over us for a few days.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Perkins said the ground is already saturated, and the storm is slowing in a way that might allow it to sit over the area for days, dumping cataclysmic amounts of rain.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2022
For an hour each morning—even Sundays—he makes her sit over a Braille workbook.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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