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Definition of sit in

as in to walk out

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There have also been more than 30 other members of the LGBTQ+ community to sit in the halls of Congress. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 The Fever sit in fifth place – a half-game behind the Atlanta Dream, two games behind the Golden State Valkyries for second place and six games behind the Minnesota Lynx for first place. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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In a country where women’s safety in public space has been a national grievance, women joined the sit-in and stayed, including overnight. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Pressure also mounted after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi staged a sit-in outside Modi’s residence Tuesday, thrusting the Cockroaches to the center of India’s political debate. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit in

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In April 2022, officials from several countries, including then-Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, walked out of a G20 meeting in Washington as Siluanov gave his remarks by videoconference.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
That’s hours finance teams didn’t spend on manual review, dollars that didn’t walk out the door.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of walk out

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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
The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food.

— Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023

Definition of sit-down

Noun

The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.

— Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.

— Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025

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