Below you will find example sentences with "sat down". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Sat Down in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: sat
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 33
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.9 words

Words in this phrase

sat down

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • sat can mean: simple past and past participle of sit Frequent word
  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

2005 polly sat down with a 1× and pen sat down in front 1× as i sat down he thanked 1× as she sat down to eat 1× before i sat down to write 1× before you sat down 1× face and sat down 1× halftime drake sat down facing a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 65 year 1× a well respected 1× abc7 anchor tanja 1× after a tour 1× after making their 1× after purchasing his 1×

Common sentence endings:

35 7 deficit 1× about the experience 1× an exclusive interview 1× and sat down 1× eat the snack 1× generations of conservatives 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

end 2× san 2× felice 2× year 2× head 2× staff 2× editor 2× morning 2× making 2× conversation 2× millie 1× bed 1×

Related phrases

shut down knocked down breaks down stepped down slow down touched down doubled down burned down sit down breaking down

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around sat:

sat next 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

sarah jessica sarah jane sarah duchess sara ali santa rosa santa monica

Just after it in the phrase index:

sat next satellite communications satellite imagery satellite launch satellite radio saturated fat

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

sat next

Same ending:

shut down knocked down breaks down stepped down slow down touched down

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "sat down" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 2005 polly sat down with a, and pen sat down in front, end, san and felice stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, knocked down, breaks down and sat next, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with sat down

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

A 65 year old grandfather, sat down. (7 words)

At halftime, Drake sat down facing a 35-7 deficit. (10 words)

As I sat down, he thanked me profusely for my love for him. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

After the events of July 28th, on the eve of our departure from Lagos, Shefiu sat down with me for a conversation on what to do with the money gifted to him upon his return to Jalingo. (37 words)

After they had delivered them to local places such as care homes, shops and nurseries, the youngsters sat down with the digital editor Amy Shearer and chief photographer George Munro to tell them about the experience. (36 words)

After making their first introduction, the duo sat down with Gyles Brandreth and Camilla Tominey to discuss the top headlines of the day – but refrained from bringing up their own friendship making the news. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Millie sat down at the end of the bed, and Lawrence sat next to her.

As San Felice sat there, a woman from advertising came out into the hallway, sat down, combed San Felice’s hair and talked about surviving cancer the year before.

Sometimes, he was so snuggled down into the crack of the couch cushions, you couldn't see him before you sat down.

Lucy Stewart, 33, could not believe her eyes as the brazen bird flapped down and squatted on the head of Chloe, eight, as she sat down to eat the snack.

She asked the staff for paper and pen, sat down in front of it and wrote it all down.

My favorite pal and I no more sat down at the half moon-shaped table when our fellow collaborator plopped down on the other side of me.

Deputy editor Arthur Bloom and reporter Virginia Kruta sat down Tuesday morning to break down what this means for future generations of conservatives.

A 65 year old grandfather, sat down.

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ABC7 anchor Tanja Babich sat down with world-renowned architect Jeanne Gang for an exclusive interview.

After a tour of the charity’s Newport office, The Duchess of Gloucester sat down for a roundtable discussion with staff, trustees and volunteers.

After a while, he wiped the sweat from his head and the tears from his face, and sat down.

After making their first introduction, the duo sat down with Gyles Brandreth and Camilla Tominey to discuss the top headlines of the day – but refrained from bringing up their own friendship making the news.

After purchasing his property in Towamba in 2005, Polly sat down with a glass of red and began building the architectural blueprints in his mind.

After the events of July 28th, on the eve of our departure from Lagos, Shefiu sat down with me for a conversation on what to do with the money gifted to him upon his return to Jalingo.

After they had delivered them to local places such as care homes, shops and nurseries, the youngsters sat down with the digital editor Amy Shearer and chief photographer George Munro to tell them about the experience.

As I sat down, he thanked me profusely for my love for him.

As the crowd thinned in the late morning, Hahn sat down in a chair near the burial site to talk things over with the lingerers.

As well as sidetracking me – the Friday before I sat down to write this piece, we had a conversation about whether we would have been flat-earthers in the time of Galileo.

At halftime, Drake sat down facing a 35-7 deficit.

A well-respected pastor and three beloved teachers were among those who sat down together for a home-cooked family lunch apparently involving wild mushrooms in rural Australia at the end of last month.

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