sitting down

phrase

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.

Examples of sitting down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Moments after sitting down at an outdoor table, Oppenheim breathes in the ocean air and starts cheerfully free-associating. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

This is about moving beyond the performative town hall exercise to sitting down with our new hires, our younger team members, and understanding what’s on their minds. — Kate Barton, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Then Scott had the inning of his Dodgers career in the eighth — sitting down the Braves’ 3-4-5 hitters with a nasty array of sliders and fastballs. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

The segment opened with Puth sitting down with host Julian Shapiro-Barnum for a quick convo. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for sitting down

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown