1
: an act or process of coming together: such as
a
: an assembly for a common purpose (such as worship)
b
: a session of horse or dog racing
2
: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends
3
Synonyms
Examples of meeting in a Sentence
The club's monthly meeting will be held next Monday evening.
She was too busy to attend the meeting.
Let's have a meeting to discuss these problems.
I wasn't able to talk to him because he was in a meeting.
They started dating each other soon after their first meeting.
Their friendship began with a chance meeting at a business convention.
Tonight's game will be their first meeting of the season.
a town at the meeting of two rivers
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What's next: Another E3-Iran meeting is scheduled for Jan. 13.
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Concerns over fan safety meant that two meetings of the city’s Safety Advisory Group were held on Sunday morning to determine whether the game should go ahead.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
They were stung in the Week 11 meeting with the Packers at Soldier Field.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Venezuelan Sanctions The meeting comes after the Biden administration imposed sanctions on 21 officials who are allies of Maduro.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Concerns over fan safety meant that two meetings of the city’s Safety Advisory Group were held on Sunday morning to determine whether the game should go ahead.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
They were stung in the Week 11 meeting with the Packers at Soldier Field.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Venezuelan Sanctions The meeting comes after the Biden administration imposed sanctions on 21 officials who are allies of Maduro.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for meeting
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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