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

Sitting Down in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: sitting
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.6 words

Words in this phrase

sitting down

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • sitting can mean: A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose. Frequent word
  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

40 minutes sitting down and sitting 1× a fan sitting down the right 1× already were sitting down or on 1× and teachers sitting down and trying 1× approach often sitting down while judging 1× big family sitting down together for 1× dunne seen sitting down with left 1× existential threat sitting down 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fan sitting 1× after the ceremony 1× and they won 1× any activity even 1× at home i 1× biedermann was played 1×

Common sentence endings:

afford a house 1× ambulance sirens wailing 1× and kate leach 1× at a desk 1× chapel to start 1× chips and salsa 1×

Context words

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

people 3× minutes 2× first 2× wore 2× talking 2× class 2× eat 2× take 2× blue 2× white 2× big 2× part 2×

Related phrases

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

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

sits down sites read site preparation sit down sister kim sir keir

Just after it in the phrase index:

sitting room situation regarding six assists six counts six hits six innings

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

sitting room

Same ending:

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

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "sitting down" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 24.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 40 minutes sitting down and sitting, a fan sitting down the right, people, minutes and first 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 sitting down

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

Short example sentences

And they won't take this existential threat sitting down. (10 words)

Further video showed Brianna sitting down on the bus, with her phone in her hand. (15 words)

Any activity — even sleeping or standing — is better for your heart than sitting down, research suggests. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

He said: “The centre is a big part of our daily life and we really enjoy coming to the community kitchen with lots of other local people as it feels as though we are like one big family, sitting down together for a meal. (44 words)

I got there after class at 11:05 and found that many students who were there already were sitting down or on their phones, as though this was not real worship and they were just waiting for the real part of Chapel to start. (44 words)

A fan sitting down the right-field line clapped while wearing oversized red boxing gloves and another wore a homemade T-shirt with “Down Goes Anderson” on the back, a nod to Guardians broadcaster Tom Hamilton’s call of the sixth-inning fight. (43 words)

Question examples

They might not be sitting down at the bar talking about banning books, but they might down there be talking about, 'how can I afford a house? (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

The former Musselburgh midfielder said: “Myself and John did 40 minutes sitting down and sitting in front of the camera.

Westbrook first into sitting down—and perhaps soiling himself—before the point guard talked to the man sitting next to the kid.

A fan sitting down the right-field line clapped while wearing oversized red boxing gloves and another wore a homemade T-shirt with “Down Goes Anderson” on the back, a nod to Guardians broadcaster Tom Hamilton’s call of the sixth-inning fight.

They might not be sitting down at the bar talking about banning books, but they might down there be talking about, 'how can I afford a house?

The three-hour Tamale 101 Class will tackle the whole process of making pork and chicken tamales, down to wrapping them in corn husks and steaming them, then sitting down to eat.

After the ceremony at Windsor Castle on Dec. 12, Thompson fainted only minutes after sitting down to lunch.

And they won't take this existential threat sitting down.

Any activity — even sleeping or standing — is better for your heart than sitting down, research suggests.

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At home, I take a leisurely approach, often sitting down while judging other people’s meals on Instagram.

Biedermann was played by 14-year-old Steven Dunne, seen sitting down with, left to right, Jez Metcalfe, Dhiraj Kallie and Kate Leach.

Charlotte wore a blue and white floral print short-sleeved dress at the event, along with flat white shoes with straps and added light pink framed sunglasses when she was sitting down.

Debra Wright was just sitting down to eat Wednesday evening when she heard police and ambulance sirens wailing.

Embarking on a weight loss journey when you're in a nine-to-five job can be daunting - especially if you spend a lot of the time sitting down at a desk.

First, when she arrived, he had gotten to the restaurant before her and was already sitting down, sloppily eating some chips and salsa.

Further video showed Brianna sitting down on the bus, with her phone in her hand.

He said: “The centre is a big part of our daily life and we really enjoy coming to the community kitchen with lots of other local people as it feels as though we are like one big family, sitting down together for a meal.

I am puzzled by the tiny blue tent in the corner which could only hold two people sitting down at most.

I got there after class at 11:05 and found that many students who were there already were sitting down or on their phones, as though this was not real worship and they were just waiting for the real part of Chapel to start.

It has an elastic waistband so it’s super comfortable, even if you’re sitting down all day.

It is good to see management and teachers sitting down and trying to work out issues.

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