sit by

Idioms  

1. Also, sit idly by. Refrain from interfering, remain passive, as in I can't just sit by and let her get in trouble.

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Example Sentences

He sat by himself and opened the brown paper bag lunch that the school provided.

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Then I just sat by her and watched her breathe, making sure her belly kept going up, then down.

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Often she was too weak to do anything but sit by the window and look longingly out at the maple tree in the courtyard.

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And then, even though it was Monday night and she was supposed to be taking it easy, she sat by my bed and held my hand so I would not be alone.

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And that feeling, sitting by the creek after Togbe’s death, of how all the waters flowed into a road through time for us.

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