How to Use sitting down in a Sentence
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Both our 6-foot-2 and 5-foot-5 testers liked the seat height and had no problems sitting down and standing up from the chair.
—Suzie Dundas, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2023
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Footage of the meeting showed Putin shaking hands with Li and then sitting down at a table.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023
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Of course, sitting down at the chain's location in Kyiv was about more that grabbing a quick bite.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2023
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Enter Email Sign Up After that, he was locked in, sitting down nine in a row at one point.
—Mike Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
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Kevin Durant doesn't plan on sitting down with Charles Barkley to settle their feud.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
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As Bowser tells it, the two embraced before sitting down to talk.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
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The video shows the Gutierrez and Colorado walking southbound on 75th Avenue and sitting down on the west side curb.
—Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2023
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Combs then walks away, before sitting down in a chair and throwing an object at her.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
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The couple walked hand in hand before sitting down for dinner.
—Caitlyn Hitt, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
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When Noah is sitting down on your feet, a bomb will explode less than 3 feet behind you and your body will shield him from the shrapnel.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
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Ryans said Wednesday that Stroud and the rest of the players who start will play about two possessions before sitting down against the Saints.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 27 Aug. 2023
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Like sitting down for dinner, outdoors, at a table set for twelve.
—Eliza Dumais, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
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Messer stuck out the side in the top of the seventh, sitting down the Wildcats’ seven, eight and nine hitters before the Arabians walked it off.
—Rich Torres, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2023
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To have a career is good, but that’s not the driving impulse behind sitting down from midnight to 5 a.m. and just listening to what the day has to say.
—Jess Cole, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
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In one photo, Fox was pictured sitting down at a restaurant on a lake as his four kids posed next to him with their arms around each other.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
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James McCoy pitched the ninth inning, giving up a single before sitting down the next three batters to bring the contest to a close.
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2023
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This is our first time sitting down at a restaurant and just being able to enjoy that together.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
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Jokic walked up to Ishbia with a ball and gently tossed it at Ishbia, who was sitting down courtside.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2023
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Pence, for example, made a pit stop for pizza with wife Karen last week, sitting down with a small number of voters.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 13 June 2023
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For some people, that might mean sitting down on your lunch break and making a plan for the next few days because deciding a whole week is too much right now.
—Leah Hall, Country Living, 25 Apr. 2023
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Anyone sitting down to watch Fast X is surely a fan of Fast Five… or at least, that's what the makers of the newest installment are counting on.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 May 2023
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The debut episode sees James and Redick sitting down over some glasses of wine to talk basketball strategy.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
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There’s no better feeling than sitting down after trekking for hours and peeling off your socks and hiking shoes.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
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Place your order at the counter before sitting down to dig into the deliciousness.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2023
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Some days that’s sitting down, taking breaths, having my mantras, sitting in silence.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 8 May 2024
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In a mirror, he can be seen sitting down in a chair, picking up an object from a table, and throwing it in her direction.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2024
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Su has been sitting down with senators, seeking to earn their support.
—USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
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Bradley Cooper insists on keeping energy up on set, which means there won’t be any sitting down.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
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After the episode, watch Rebekah’s father and sister talk about sitting down with the killer after sentencing.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 7 June 2023
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The technique involves sitting down with closed eyes for 20 minutes twice a day and repeating a word or phrase to focus on, per Cleveland Clinic.
—Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
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