sit by

Idioms and Phrases

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

Example Sentences

“I don’t just want to sit by myself,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

“The conservative groups would sit by idly when there are a disproportionate number of Black people in jails and prisons,” Howard said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I sit by his bedside and I say 'so many people are thinking about you and praying for you wishing you well'."

From BBC

"I can’t sit by and do nothing and so become an accomplice to Russian evil, to its crimes," Dadin explained his decision to sign-up, just as principled and intense as I remembered him.

From BBC

One of the women, her eyes puffy from long hours of crying, sat by a casket labeled “Deniz Al-Baba” and put her head on the body bag.

From Los Angeles Times