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

Sit Down in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: sit
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 21
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.6 words

Words in this phrase

sit down

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • sit can mean: To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks. Frequent word
  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 10 start, 6 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:

and a sit down on a 1× doing is sit down and watch 1× dystrophy and sit down exercises and 1× exercises and sit down exercises are 1× going to sit down as you 1× haye to sit down more on 1× hopes to sit down with facebook 1× if we sit down with our 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a spokesperson for 1× after an ice 1× after national elections 1× after reaching the 1× although some people 1× as she went 1×

Common sentence endings:

a good decision 1× and talk seriously 1× are so helpful 1× down the front 1× down the knife 1× down your strengths 1×

Context words

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

people 3× verb 2× exercises 2× seats 2× asked 2× mountain 2× meal 2× body 2× next 2× moreover 1× unmarked 1× form 1×

Related phrases

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

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

sister kim sir keir sir john sir jeffrey sir david sir bobby

Just after it in the phrase index:

site preparation sites read sits down sitting down sitting room situation regarding

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "sit down" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and a sit down on a, doing is sit down and watch, people, verb and exercises stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, knocked down and sat down, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with sit down

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

Short example sentences

Sit down and write down your strengths. (7 words)

And then I sit down, and I do the work that Rich gave me. (14 words)

As she went to sit down, her fellow guests were shocked as she landed on the floor. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

I had some time to sit down with 2014 Red Bull Rampage Andreu Lacondeguy and asked him how someone can look at a gnarly mountain like that and think that charging down on a mountain bike is a good decision. (40 words)

She gets to sit in the back row of allocated seats (which also happen to get more shade) alongside the three Richie founders - Michael Hennessey, Steve Blacker and Simon Colvin (all Sydneysiders) while the newbies sit down the front. (39 words)

Moreover, the unmarked form of the verb is not considered an infinitive when it is forms a finite verb : like a present indicative ("I sit every day"), subjunctive ("I suggest that he sit"), or imperative ("Sit down!"). (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Moreover, the unmarked form of the verb is not considered an infinitive when it is forms a finite verb : like a present indicative ("I sit every day"), subjunctive ("I suggest that he sit"), or imperative ("Sit down!").

While another wrote: 'I have muscular dystrophy and sit down exercises and sit down exercises are so helpful.

She gets to sit in the back row of allocated seats (which also happen to get more shade) alongside the three Richie founders - Michael Hennessey, Steve Blacker and Simon Colvin (all Sydneysiders) while the newbies sit down the front.

Although some people prefer to stand rather than sit beside a stranger, other people who have a bag, or multiple would like to sit down.

As the nonagenarian inched forward, Constable White asked her repeatedly to sit down and put down the knife.

By the time I sit down at the festive table to pick at my turkey and turn down my pudding, I will have invested £1,000 in my looks.

Push your hips back and bend your knees (as though you were going to sit down) as you lower down into a position, maintaining a flat back throughout.

I had some time to sit down with 2014 Red Bull Rampage Andreu Lacondeguy and asked him how someone can look at a gnarly mountain like that and think that charging down on a mountain bike is a good decision.

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When the massive lizards sit down to a meal, they are capable of swallowing down as much as 80 percent of their own body weight in food.

Also, if we sit down with our arms crossed and head down, our body langauge will tell people that we are unwelcoming when maybe in reality we’re just tired.

Salas has instructed Haye to “sit down more” on his punches and the fighter has acknowledged the fine-tuning he has done, particularly his footwork, which has let him down in recent fights.

Sit down and write down your strengths.

After an ice cream and a sit down on a slightly damp picnic blanket underneath my umbrella we moved closer to the stage as former JLS member Marvin Humes made his Winchester debut.

After national elections are held in both countries next month, both sides can sit down and talk seriously.

After reaching the summit, the couple even declined an offer of water or to sit down on the two specially created seats which had been placed under a parasol.

All some of us are just doing is sit down and watch the depths to which wannabe coupists like Mr Sege and e-hoodlums will sink our football, nay sport.

And then I sit down, and I do the work that Rich gave me.

A spokesperson for the plaintiff, Data Privacy Stichting, said the group now hopes to sit down with Facebook to negotiate a settlement.

As she went to sit down, her fellow guests were shocked as she landed on the floor.

As you next sit down for a meal, take a moment to appreciate the chair that supports you.

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