1
: an act or process of coming together: such as
a
: a gathering of people for a common purpose (such as to discuss business)
specifically
: an assembly for religious worship
a prayer meeting
b
: a situation or occasion when two people see or talk to each other
started dating soon after their first meeting
c
: a session of horse or dog racing
2
: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends
3
: intersection, junction
the meeting of two rivers
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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Manifold, who had only been in the post as chair since October, had received lower-than-typical support at BP’s annual general meeting last month following an investor rebellion.
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 26 May 2026
Over Memorial Day weekend, multiple clips showed Vang turning aside or staying silent during city council meetings as members said the Pledge of Allegiance toward the American flag.
—Lindsay Kornick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
After the ruling, crowds reportedly gathered outside the CHP headquarters, and members held meetings about a way forward.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 May 2026
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—Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 26 May 2026
Over Memorial Day weekend, multiple clips showed Vang turning aside or staying silent during city council meetings as members said the Pledge of Allegiance toward the American flag.
—Lindsay Kornick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
After the ruling, crowds reportedly gathered outside the CHP headquarters, and members held meetings about a way forward.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 May 2026
The study due to be presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting looked at data from over 10,000 patients with different types of solid tumors including breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancers.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
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 30 May. 2026.
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