1
: an act or process of coming together: such as
a
: an assembly for a common purpose (such as worship)
b
: a session of horse or dog racing
2
: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends
3
Synonyms
Examples of meeting in a Sentence
The club's monthly meeting will be held next Monday evening.
She was too busy to attend the meeting.
Let's have a meeting to discuss these problems.
I wasn't able to talk to him because he was in a meeting.
They started dating each other soon after their first meeting.
Their friendship began with a chance meeting at a business convention.
Tonight's game will be their first meeting of the season.
a town at the meeting of two rivers
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The arresting officer recognized how lost Todd was and issued him a month’s worth of AA meetings.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
Trump discussed his administration’s effort to end the war in an interview with Fox News that aired Monday, ahead of a meeting tabled for this week between his vice president, JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Personal meeting with Pat Mahomes family The president also took time in the suite to meet members of Chief's quarterback Pat Mahomes' family Mahomes' brother Jackson Mahomes and his mother Randi Martin took a photo with Trump.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018 while Trump was president, and did not attend the customary meeting with him following their victory.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
Trump discussed his administration’s effort to end the war in an interview with Fox News that aired Monday, ahead of a meeting tabled for this week between his vice president, JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Personal meeting with Pat Mahomes family The president also took time in the suite to meet members of Chief's quarterback Pat Mahomes' family Mahomes' brother Jackson Mahomes and his mother Randi Martin took a photo with Trump.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018 while Trump was president, and did not attend the customary meeting with him following their victory.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for meeting
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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