Fly
Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.
Sit
Sit verb - To rest on the buttocks or haunches.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Chinese representative also became famous for being able to simply sit without movement for hours, even letting a fly crawl across his face.
Source: Peace Conference -
Three-Month-Old Newborn: His mother is still in a wheelchair and complaining that the umbicial cord could have held Jared — who can sit up and fly.
Source: Webcomic / Blue Yonder - Videl, fresh from learning how to harness her Ki and fly, is forced to sit a mission out when she's unable to see while flying due to traveling at high speeds without any form of eye protection.
Source: Reality Ensues / Anime and Manga
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