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.

Examples of sitting down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Snoop Dogg was sitting down for guest commentary for the second half. —Law Murray, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026

Burrow, who spoke with media after the Bengals lost 18-20 to the Cleveland Browns, seemed bothered by his 'do from the start, sitting down at the mic and instantly raking his lengthy bangs back with his hands. —Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026

But isn't that just a natural position for background extras to hold their hands while sitting down in a scene? —Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for sitting down

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