sitting down
idiom
1
: putting oneself into a sitting position
He called just as we were sitting down to eat.
2
: in a sitting position
She made sure everyone was sitting down before she began.
Examples of sitting down in a Sentence
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The idea is the guys would go through the tents, while the guests were sitting down on big pillows, eating and drinking and enjoying the hospitality.
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Luke Leitch, Vogue, 21 June 2024
David Letterman is sitting down notable names for a new season of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction; Celine Dion sits down with Hoda Kotb for an NBC News special; and Ariana DeBose hosts the 77th Annual Tony Awards.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 10 June 2024
In the West, the image of the Pontiff sitting down with the Pariah might be jarring,…
The Cuban Knot
The United States and Cuba could not have restored diplomatic ties without the Catholic Church.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The International Federation of American Football held Flag World Championships in Panama in 2018, when Hallenbeck suggested sitting down with the IOC to try and make tackle football an Olympic sport.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
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Luke Leitch, Vogue, 21 June 2024
David Letterman is sitting down notable names for a new season of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction; Celine Dion sits down with Hoda Kotb for an NBC News special; and Ariana DeBose hosts the 77th Annual Tony Awards.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 10 June 2024
In the West, the image of the Pontiff sitting down with the Pariah might be jarring,…
The Cuban Knot
The United States and Cuba could not have restored diplomatic ties without the Catholic Church.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The International Federation of American Football held Flag World Championships in Panama in 2018, when Hallenbeck suggested sitting down with the IOC to try and make tackle football an Olympic sport.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
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“Sitting down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitting%20down. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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