sitting
noun
the act of a person or thing that sits.
sittings
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pluralof sitting.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s a trim book—you can read it in a couple of sittings or on a long flight—but it’s perhaps best enjoyed in small doses, a chapter or two at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The first season ended in April and dropped weekly, but waiting to gulp down episodes in a couple of sittings may be more rewarding than taking it in over a couple of months.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2025
Mr Benney had six official sittings with the Queen in the Garden Room at Clarence House.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
In addition to the physical exertion of long meditation sittings and martial arts, your teachers were constantly correcting you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
Along with all this, I suppose I’m trying to say that I know how bitterly you resent the years when S. and I were regularly conducting home seminars, and the metaphysical sittings in particular.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
