: served to seated diners
a sit-down dinner
also
: of, relating to, or serving sit-down meals
a sit-down restaurant
1
: a cessation of work by employees while maintaining continuous occupation of their place of employment as a protest and means toward forcing compliance with demands
2
: a mass obstruction of an activity by sitting down to demonstrate a grievance or to get the activity modified or halted
3
: a meeting held especially to discuss and resolve problems or conflicts
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Henry Flynn, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
According to a source familiar with the meeting, Frank Carone, Adams’ ex-chief of staff and longtime political confidant, joined the mayor for the sit-down with Trump.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
In a sit-down talk during the 2022/23 campaign, which covered the emotional intelligence and man-management needed to get the best from a squad, Pellegrini—a fiery individual who’s developed a wise, calm façade in a long career—talked about his learnings.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
According to a source familiar with the meeting, Frank Carone, Adams’ ex-chief of staff and longtime political confidant, joined the mayor for the sit-down with Trump.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.
—Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
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“Sit-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit-down. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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