sit still
idiom
: to sit without moving around
You can't expect young children to sit still for that long.
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After years of moving at breakneck speed from one campaign to the next, the cultural critic suddenly found herself at home with her family, forced to sit still for the first time in years.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
The young girl looks uncertain about the whole endeavor and unwilling to sit still a moment longer.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 17 Feb. 2025
According to Nash's secondhand telling, McMahon couldn't seem to sit still during the performance.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Although it has long been classified as a mental-health disorder, it is often seen as a stage that can be outgrown; eventually, the hyperactive child learns to sit still.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
The young girl looks uncertain about the whole endeavor and unwilling to sit still a moment longer.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 17 Feb. 2025
According to Nash's secondhand telling, McMahon couldn't seem to sit still during the performance.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Although it has long been classified as a mental-health disorder, it is often seen as a stage that can be outgrown; eventually, the hyperactive child learns to sit still.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
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 13 Mar. 2025.
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