sit over
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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When it’s finished in 2024, a new 3-acre park with plantings and walkways will sit over a portion of the highway.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 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
“They knew when I was not feeling good. I would just say, ‘I’m going to sit over here.’
From Washington Times ● Dec. 27, 2019
“He’s a human being, even if he is dead. Now help me pull him out. Pita, you go sit over there if you can’t handle it.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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