sit under
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Most of these judges are considered senior-level, as they sit under the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, which oversees the more than 600 immigration judges all across the country.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
His complicated web of public and private holdings in energy, healthcare, technology and media largely sit under the umbrella company NantWorks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Councils in London have issued "do not sit under trees" warnings because of the dangers of dying branches suddenly falling.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025
She never mentioned Garfield by name but denied using a spell to seduce him and referenced how difficult she’d found being in the glare of the spotlight: “I don’t want to sit under anybody’s shadow.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024
Let us be dissatisfied until that day when the lion and the lamb shall lie down together, and every man will sit under his own vine and fig tree, and none shall be afraid.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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