How to Use sitting in a Sentence

sitting

noun
  • I got through the book in one sitting.
  • We'll eat at the second sitting.
  • He finished the portrait in one sitting.
  • We have reservations for the 5:30 sitting.
  • In the bridge of the song, I’m struck by the claim that there are people who say that sitting is bad.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
  • And wait a minute, the big dude from Gulf Shores eats how many eggs at a sitting?
    al, 14 Apr. 2022
  • One of the snaps from this sitting ended up on the cover of TIME that same year.
    Maria Mercedes Lara, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022
  • But some of the fence-sitting is down to hard-nosed realpolitik.
    Monica Mark, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Who is most likely to finish a pint of ice cream in one sitting?
    Emily Becker, Women's Health, 24 May 2023
  • At the time, only eight episodes had been made, and Campos watched them all in one sitting.
    Sasha Urban, Variety, 5 May 2022
  • The fifth floor has an en-suite bedroom and sitting area, while the sixth level is a rooftop terrace.
    Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The bunk room with a fireplace is now a dining room and more formal sitting area.
    oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The tractor will move through the fields plowing the soil, without the need for a human sitting in the vehicle.
    Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Plus, the fragility of these bottles means they are best consumed in one sitting.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2022
  • If low-rise skirts aren't your thing, just tug up the waistline to a more comfortable sitting point.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Don't feel the need to cover everything in one sitting.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The dog was reportedly a pit bull type which the mother of Lily's friend was pet sitting.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Those sittings — and there were many — must have been remarkable.
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
  • Zelina Vega looked fantastic sitting on the throne of the Queen’s Crown.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Before pet sitting or dog walking, AU Pet Crew will do a short meet and greet to get to know the client and their furry friend.
    al, 24 Oct. 2021
  • How to Do It: Start in a long sitting position, with one leg extended out in front of you.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The top floor is the owner’s suite, with a large bedroom, a bathroom, and a sitting or dressing area that has two closets.
    Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The room also sports its own sitting area, a spa-like bathroom, and a boutique-style closet.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Amid Eminem’s performance, the camera cut to show Blige and 50, both sitting and nodding along to the beat.
    Darlene Aderoju, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Her eyes shut, she was draped in a robe with ermine trim, with an inkpot sitting on her skirt and one hand resting on an open book.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The 1932 portrait depicts the artist’s blonde mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter, dressed in a hat and green-checkered dress and sitting curled up in a chair.
    Kelly Crow, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The two rode a moped, with Bojang driving and the 15-year-old sitting in the rear with the firearm, according to prosecutors.
    Liam Reilly, CNN, 3 June 2022
  • On average, one of Msasi’s looks takes 10 hours to paint during one sitting.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Pregnancy, extended sitting, or long hours on your feet can strain your veins and cause your feet to swell.
    Nsisong Bassey, Verywell Health, 15 Mar. 2024
  • But these dispatches, considered in toto, are a hectic, interwoven document that can take us, much like the best novels do, from tears to laughter and back in a single sitting.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024

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