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verb

Definition of sit innext
as in to walk out

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noun

as in sit-down

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Recent Examples of sit in
Verb
The spa The spa gazebos sit in a row along the river’s edge, complete with space for beauty services or massages. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm spot until puffy, about 45 minutes. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
Its two-hour runtime is somewhat excessive but perhaps prudent to capture the sit-in’s grueling length. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026 There’s a moment in the third act of the film when Judy is unable to physically be at the San Francisco sit-in. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
  1. walk out
  2. sit-down
  3. walk
  4. job action
  5. slowdown
Verb
  • Leo, who had been recovering at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since Tuesday, walked out unaided and spent a couple of minutes speaking to well-wishers.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The police dog was able to stand and walk out of the clinic Saturday morning before being carried to a sheriff’s patrol SUV for the ride home, video from the Sheriff’s Office showed.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of walk out
Noun
  • Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.
    — Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
Definition of sit-down
Verb
  • In September, two girls from Skyview High protested by walking off the start line after the gun went off, and last week, about a dozen of his own teammates did the same thing.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The spirit company’s Instagram page shared a video of the moment people realized who their special guest was and began freaking out when Jenner walked in unannounced.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of walk
Noun
  • The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Definition of job action
Noun
  • With enormous amounts of debt on its balance sheet, the company is vulnerable to sharp moves in interest rates, as well as any signs of a slowdown in the data center buildout.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that hindered Kyiv’s defense last week, US officials told The Wall Street Journal, an episode that punctuated a stunning breakdown in US-Ukraine ties.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of slowdown

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