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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Wilder things certainly have happened in the MLB offseason, and the winter meetings haven’t even started yet.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Borrowing from the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous, ITAA hosts regular meetings and encourages members to follow the 12 steps outlined by AA to achieve sobriety.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The city voted to fix the issue by approving a resolution that recognized an alleged violation of the open meeting law may have occurred and affirming its commitment to transparency.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 12 Nov. 2025
There is another letter from Cash, wherein the Man In Black was attempting to get a meeting with Tubb to discuss playing on the Grand Ole Opry.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Borrowing from the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous, ITAA hosts regular meetings and encourages members to follow the 12 steps outlined by AA to achieve sobriety.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The city voted to fix the issue by approving a resolution that recognized an alleged violation of the open meeting law may have occurred and affirming its commitment to transparency.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 12 Nov. 2025
There is another letter from Cash, wherein the Man In Black was attempting to get a meeting with Tubb to discuss playing on the Grand Ole Opry.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 12 Nov. 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 19 Nov. 2025.
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