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
  • Footage of the meeting showed Putin shaking hands with Li and then sitting down at a table.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kevin Durant doesn't plan on sitting down with Charles Barkley to settle their feud.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
  • As Bowser tells it, the two embraced before sitting down to talk.
    — Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Combs then walks away, before sitting down in a chair and throwing an object at her.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
  • The couple walked hand in hand before sitting down for dinner.
    — Caitlyn Hitt, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • 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
  • 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 | [email protected], al, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Like sitting down for dinner, outdoors, at a table set for twelve.
    — Eliza Dumais, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This is our first time sitting down at a restaurant and just being able to enjoy that together.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The idea is the guys would go through the tents, while the guests were sitting down on big pillows, eating and drinking and enjoying the hospitality.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 21 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Place your order at the counter before sitting down to dig into the deliciousness.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Some days that’s sitting down, taking breaths, having my mantras, sitting in silence.
    — Dan Rys, Billboard, 8 May 2024
  • 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
  • Su has been sitting down with senators, seeking to earn their support.
    — USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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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