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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sit against" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It typically means to physically sit in contact with something or to take a position that is in opposition or in contrast to something. Example: She liked to sit against the cool concrete wall on hot summer days.
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None sit against the windows, allowing light throughout the building.
"In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings.
If you are in a hallway, sit against the wall with your back to it.
But such details sit against an apologist backdrop that sees the city through rose-tinted glasses.
Benches and the scorer's table sit against the back wall, which has been padded.
It is 2 tiles high and they all sit against each other.
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Enright sat against the back wall.
I sat against a fallen log until Donny came back.
Kinney sat against the trunk of a palm tree.
One, with curly bobbed hair and a vacant look, sat against a wall.
After we ordered, Simpson sat against the wall and looked around the crowded dining room.
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