Sentence examples for sit would be from inspiring English sources

Similarly, rewarding a dog with attention for sitting to greet people positively reinforces sitting, and withdrawal of attention if the dog does not sit would be negative punishment of the alternative behaviour.

In the early planning stages, the project met with opposition from some Huntington residents, who feared that Heckscher Park, where the museum sits, would be diminished by the expansion.

At the Family Recipe, a small restaurant on Main Street, Carol Bonneau, 50, the owner, said she felt as if the rug was pulled out from under her when she learned that her business — and the entire block on which it sits — would be razed.

The garden where Bernadette sits would be a lovely spot for the Papa to explain why women should play a "greater role" in church matters, but apparently never be ordained as clergy.

She added that re-sits would be offered free of charge.

Practice effects in cognitive ability tests are now well described, with a meta-analysis [ 1] estimating that the magnitude of the improvement in test scores from the first test to the first re-sit would be approximately a quarter of the standard deviation from the first test, and a further fifth of a standard deviation to the second re-sit.

One problem with removing them is that the triangle on which they sit would have to be renamed.

New tables in the lunchroom and better seats to sit on would be fine.

"Once-daily charging at home overnight when many power plants sit idle would be a less invasive charging option for vehicles.

Goodell said fans who were left without a place to sit Sunday would be given tickets to next year's Super Bowl; they were already offered refunds of triple the face value of their ticket.

To say the words didn't sit well would be an understatement.