sit back

phrasal verb

sat back; sitting back; sits back

: to get into a comfortable and relaxed position in a chair, seat, etc.

Sit back and enjoy the ride.

: to make no effort to do something

He sat back and watched us do all the work.

How can you just sit back and let him insult you like that?

Examples of sit back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So sit back, relax, and keep reading to find your Goldilocks chair, with prices starting at just $37. —

Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024 Residents can sit back, relax, and bask in the beauty of their surroundings. —

Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2024 So sit back, relax, and enjoy the sounds of summer as the cicadas start to sing. —

Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2024 So sit back, relax, and enjoy this exclusive pre-finale chat with the first four members of the jury. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 May 2024 Knowing when to sit back and relax is just as important as knowing the timing to land the perfect joke. —

Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024 Many are treacherous and cutthroat, while others simply let their subjects sit back and get to know one another naturally (to the extent that’s possible with cameras involved). —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 May 2024 Audiences compared the event to The Hunger Games, a dystopia where the wealthy sit back as everyone else fights to the death. —

Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 May 2024 Advertisement But May’s innate demeanor — one that doesn’t reach too hard but instead sits back and lets people catch up on their own, mostly born out of inherent shyness — oozes with a casual influence, which led the internet and industry to dub her an influencer. —

Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024

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