1
a
: the act of one that sits
b
: a single occasion of continuous sitting (as for a portrait or meal)
2
a
: a brooding over eggs for hatching
b
3
: session
a sitting of the legislature
1
: that is setting
a sitting hen
2
: occupying a judicial, legislative, or executive seat : being in office
3
: easily hit or played
a sitting target
4
a
: used in or for sitting
a sitting position
b
: performed while sitting
a sitting shot
Examples of sitting in a Sentence
Noun
I got through the book in one sitting.
He finished the portrait in one sitting.
We'll eat at the second sitting.
We have reservations for the 5:30 sitting.
Adjective
a sitting member of Parliament
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
There are two en suite bedrooms on the top floor, plus a sitting/media room that can easily be transformed into an additional bedroom.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
In Mississippi, where the sitting Republican governor is term-limited, Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood is running against Republican Lt.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
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Noun
In that sense, generative AI is yet another contributor to sitting, sitting, and more sitting.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
There are two en suite bedrooms on the top floor, plus a sitting/media room that can easily be transformed into an additional bedroom.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Read our piece from December 2021 on whether Trump — or a non-sitting House member — could really be the next House speaker.
—Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
In Mississippi, where the sitting Republican governor is term-limited, Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood is running against Republican Lt.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
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“Sitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitting. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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