sit under

verb

sat under; sitting under; sits under

transitive verb

: to attend religious service under the instruction or ministrations of
also : to attend the classes or lectures of

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Split into tailoring and flou sections, the workshop sits under a vast glass skylight at the heart of the historic Hôtel Colbert de Torcy, the 17th-century mansion where Celine established its headquarters in 2014. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 To help keep track and make sense of it all, Peri created a wearable device that sits under a user’s breast and uses four sensors to monitor changes in metrics like heart rate, temperature, and sleep. — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Its flagship field, Busios, is the largest ultra-deepwater oil field in the world, sitting under a thick layer of salt far offshore. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Parquet floors and chapel-like wooden paneling (the remnants of an actual in-house chapel) sit under those phenomenal, original, hauter-than-haut ceilings. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit under

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“Sit under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20under. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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