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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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.
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Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
Ever since sitting down with Sean Payton to talk shop before the bye week, George Paton has given out new deals in Denver like Oprah giving out new cars.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
Seth Meyers continued his long-standing tradition of having his family on Late Night’s Thanksgiving episode by sitting down for a very adorable interview with his three children.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
Like cranberry sauce and tryptophan, sitting down to a movie on Thanksgiving is tradition.
—Alex Ross Perry, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
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Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
Ever since sitting down with Sean Payton to talk shop before the bye week, George Paton has given out new deals in Denver like Oprah giving out new cars.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
Seth Meyers continued his long-standing tradition of having his family on Late Night’s Thanksgiving episode by sitting down for a very adorable interview with his three children.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
Like cranberry sauce and tryptophan, sitting down to a movie on Thanksgiving is tradition.
—Alex Ross Perry, Vulture, 27 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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