Sitting in a sentence

I thought as much—and knowing your admirable tenacity I was convinced that you were sitting in ambush, a weapon within reach, waiting for the tenant to return.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

Sitting in the billiard-room I more than once heard the sound of voices raised, and I had a pretty good idea what the point was which was under discussion.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

A maid showed me in without ceremony, and as I entered the sitting-room a lady, who was sitting before a Remington typewriter, sprang up with a pleasant smile of welcome.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

It was nearly nine o’clock when I found myself in the sitting-room once more.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

It was in the private sitting-room to which we afterwards repaired that Holmes asked Baskerville what were his intentions.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

There, sitting together in the twilight, I told Holmes of my conversation with the lady.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

On the night of Sir Charles’s death Barrymore the butler, who made the discovery, sent Perkins the groom on horseback to me, and as I was sitting up late I was able to reach Baskerville Hall within an hour of the event.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

It seems, however, that there must have been some short cut for those who knew it, for before I had reached the road I was astounded to see Miss Stapleton sitting upon a rock by the side of the track.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had given him no sign of my occupation.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

It’s a big thing for a man to have to understand and to decide at one sitting.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

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Merriam-Webster
— the act of one that sits
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Macmillan
— a period of time during which a meal is served
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Usage

12 uses of ‘sitting’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle