Sitting

//ˈsɪtɪŋ//

"Sitting" in a Sentence (17 examples)

The paint on the seat on which you are sitting is still wet.

The neighbors took turns sitting up with him.

Sitting on the rock, she sang a sweet song as she combed her hair.

It's painful to keep sitting for hours.

My nephew was accustomed to sitting up late.

The movie got more and more exciting, until at length, people were sitting on the edge of their chairs.

I got along so well with the guy sitting next to me at the pub that we ended up drinking together till dawn.

It can't be good sitting in the sun all day.

A student with a crew cut was sitting in the front seat.

Meanwhile, the foolish uncle was sitting in the living room.

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Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal.

The Queen had three sittings for her portrait.

"It's not always easy to get him, and of course a small fee, a guinea I think, is usual, but if you wanted a sitting I could work it." "You think him genuine?" Atkinson shrugged his shoulders.

we have thirty-four chicks from eight sittings of eggs

I read it in two sittings.

Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.

It is an iron rule of French politics that sitting presidents are detested.

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