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Meanings of sat about in English

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Usage of sat about in English
1
For two hours the five sat about the room waiting for daylight.
The Oakdale Affair
2
During the day he sat about the stable talking to red-haired McGregor.
Marching Men
3
Then there arose a groan from the seventeen men who sat about.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
4
At the club he greeted gaily those who sat about the room.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
5
Where would we be if we all just sat about and prayed?
Timescape
6
When there, they sat about dejectedly, finding no impulse to do more.
The Way of an Indian
7
The rest of her companions sat about, or sprawled as if asleep.
Blood and Bone
8
A brown desk sat about a dozen feet in front of him.
The Scorch Trials
9
At Ed's hotel some twenty men sat about a long low office.
Windy McPherson's Son
10
The power plant sat about 4 feet above the river's level on Sunday.
Reuters
11
Still the guests sat about the table, and still the talk went on.
Red Pepper Burns
12
They went into the little sala and sat about the table.
The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
13
A number of yellow-tunicked warriors sat about upon the benches within the room.
Tarzan the Untamed
14
And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him:
Jesus of Nazareth, A Biography, by John Mark
15
Silently they sat about the dimly-lighted cavern, and discussed the situation.
Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers; Or, The Secret of Phantom Mo...
16
The men sat about the fireplaces, taking a last smoke together.
Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Prairie People
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Sat about through the time
Sat about across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common