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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Celebrity Names Usually an uneventful process, jury selection made headlines within the first few minutes of the first juror sitting down.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
The man then hops onto a snow mobile and zooms away as the polar bear continues to chase him before eventually giving up and sitting down.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The Maryland senator, who flew to the country on Wednesday, shared a photo on X on Thursday evening of him sitting down with Abrego Garcia.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
For those who observe it, that often means skipping meat and sitting down to simpler dishes.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
The man then hops onto a snow mobile and zooms away as the polar bear continues to chase him before eventually giving up and sitting down.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The Maryland senator, who flew to the country on Wednesday, shared a photo on X on Thursday evening of him sitting down with Abrego Garcia.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
For those who observe it, that often means skipping meat and sitting down to simpler dishes.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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 25 May. 2025.
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