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.
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Hemingway described it as sitting down at a typewriter and bleeding.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The Paley Center for Media‘s annual festival, this year set for April 4 through 12, previously revealed that the cast and crews of Nobody Wants This, The Pitt and Shrinking would take part, each sitting down for a screening and conversation at the Dolby Theatre.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
As Carlson was being denounced by various conservatives for sitting down with Fuentes, the President defended him.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Picking up to-go food from the local Chinese spot or even Chipotle was once the compromise between cooking at home and sitting down at a restaurant.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The Paley Center for Media‘s annual festival, this year set for April 4 through 12, previously revealed that the cast and crews of Nobody Wants This, The Pitt and Shrinking would take part, each sitting down for a screening and conversation at the Dolby Theatre.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
As Carlson was being denounced by various conservatives for sitting down with Fuentes, the President defended him.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Picking up to-go food from the local Chinese spot or even Chipotle was once the compromise between cooking at home and sitting down at a restaurant.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sitting down
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“Sitting down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitting%20down. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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