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sit in

Speech parts

1. sit in - Noun

2. sit in - Adjective

3. sit in - Verb

Meaning

participate in an act of civil disobedience

attend as a visitor

a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move

Source: WordNet

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sit-in

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Examples

No nation is fit to sit in judgment upon any other nation. Woodrow Wilson

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. Jane Austen

Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other - they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other. Leonardo DiCaprio

Old men sit in the shade because they planted a tree many years before. Kiganda Proverb

He who wants milk should not sit in the middle of a field and wait for a cow to back up to him. Italian Proverb

There is not enough room for two elephants to sit in the same shade. African Proverb

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