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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Save as a collection on MyRecipes There’s few things as comforting as sitting down to enjoy a warm bowl of homemade soup.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2025
The novel begins with an unnamed protagonist, a successful actor set to appear in a play, sitting down for a tense dinner in New York City with a notably younger man.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
In a viral Instagram clip shared on Tuesday by @jsaraceno, the pup can be seen sitting down in his kennel like a good boy, playing with the poster, Julie Saraceno, a volunteer who helps rescue dogs and often takes them for fun days out.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Garth Brooks is back with a new volume in his celebrated Anthology series, and the country superstar is sitting down with the video commerce site TalkShopLive to talk all about it.
—Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2025
The novel begins with an unnamed protagonist, a successful actor set to appear in a play, sitting down for a tense dinner in New York City with a notably younger man.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
In a viral Instagram clip shared on Tuesday by @jsaraceno, the pup can be seen sitting down in his kennel like a good boy, playing with the poster, Julie Saraceno, a volunteer who helps rescue dogs and often takes them for fun days out.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Garth Brooks is back with a new volume in his celebrated Anthology series, and the country superstar is sitting down with the video commerce site TalkShopLive to talk all about it.
—Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 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 21 Dec. 2025.
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