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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That includes watching practices and sitting down with the NFL staff at different times of the year.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
There is nothing worse than sitting down to watch a television show or movie, only to realize there are smudges on your flat-screen TV.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Experiencing Popular Culture is like sitting down with an anachronistic piece of comedic technology — Weinbach is basically a broken radio perpetually dialing in and out of random transmissions from the recent cultural past.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Charles Cush, the School Board president, said board members take turns sitting down with the finance department’s team to review the bills each month.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
There is nothing worse than sitting down to watch a television show or movie, only to realize there are smudges on your flat-screen TV.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Experiencing Popular Culture is like sitting down with an anachronistic piece of comedic technology — Weinbach is basically a broken radio perpetually dialing in and out of random transmissions from the recent cultural past.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Charles Cush, the School Board president, said board members take turns sitting down with the finance department’s team to review the bills each month.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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