How to Use sit about in a Sentence

sit about

verb
  • Heredia sits about a half hour from San Jose.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
  • When you’re done, the potting mix should sit about 1 inch below the rim of the pot.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Flagg was sitting about 50 feet away when May made those comments.
    — Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • West Goshen’s panels sit about 10 miles out of town, in a field surrounded by farms.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The southern Polish city sits about 68 miles northwest of Krakow.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
  • Rent a bike or use rideshare for Tybee Island, which sits about 18 miles from downtown.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
  • During a typical indoor class, children sit about 84% of the time.
    — Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Clinton sits about 75 miles southeast of Kansas City.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The pond sits about 100 feet from the house, separated by an embankment.
    — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The park’s campground sits about six miles from the headsprings, offering river access in a quieter setting.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The small city, which sits about 30 river miles south of the airport, depends on the Flint for its drinking water.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Fulshear sits about 30 miles from downtown Houston.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
  • This cemetery sits about a third of a mile from Cornell Orchards, giving the bees easy access to early spring blooms.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Giglio Giglio is an away-from-it-all pick that sits about an hour off the Tuscan mainland for those who really want to unplug.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
  • On the evening of March 5, as darkness falls, take note of the moon sitting about 8 degrees to the upper right of Jupiter.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The site sits about half a mile from a Dutch Bros on Fairway Drive near the Home Depot.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Venus, which is currently dominating the twilight as the 'evening star,' will sit about three fingers to the lower right of the razor-thin moon.
    — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Visible from more than half a mile away, the oversized hand tool sits about 15 minutes from the Coachella festival grounds.
    — Audience Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The laser systems sit about 10 feet above the ground on a truss, allowing people to walk beneath the installation and look straight up through the canopy of light.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • The town of just over 4,000 residents sits about 20 miles away from the more famous destination.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Santa Rosa Island sits about 26 miles off Santa Barbara.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • Topsail Island sits about 40 miles northeast of Wilmington.
    — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The nearest town, al-Nukhaib, sits about 27 miles to the northwest along a road running to the border with Saudi Arabia.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
  • Hamden, a village of fewer than 1,000 people, sits about 60 miles southeast of Columbus.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • Sycuan Peak, in Jamul, sits about 2,800 feet above sea level and offers an impressive view of the entire county.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The neighborhood/area Wickenburg sits about an hour outside of Phoenix in the direction of Las Vegas.
    — Asonta Benetti, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Reheat chilled eggs in barely simmering water for 1–2 minutes, or cover them with hot tap water and let sit about 30 minutes until warmed through.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Yet they were outnumbered more than 2 to 1 by empty seats in what is not even the largest arena on this sprawling campus that sits about a 90-minute drive from downtown Atlanta.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Shaped like a lollipop, the trailhead sits about half a mile northwest of the Chilao Visitor Center, which is typically open on the weekend.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Yet they were outnumbered more than 2-to-1 by empty seats in what is not even the largest arena on this sprawling campus that sits about a 90-minute drive from downtown Atlanta.
    — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

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