1
: an act or process of coming together: such as
a
: a gathering of people for a common purpose (such as to discuss business)
specifically
: an assembly for religious worship
a prayer meeting
b
: a situation or occasion when two people see or talk to each other
started dating soon after their first meeting
c
: a session of horse or dog racing
2
: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends
3
: intersection, junction
the meeting of two rivers
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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At the Greeley plant, union officials said the company tried to intimidate workers to quit the union in one-on-one meetings, union general counsel Matt Shechter said.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
The Predators jumped on top of the Sharks early for the second straight meeting this season.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
No matter, not with the Wizards relishing another defeat that improved their lottery odds, and not on an afternoon when Adebayo’s teammates found the scoring nearly as easy as their team captain did in the previous meeting.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
The program also coordinates intervention meetings involving law enforcement, probation officers, attorneys and social workers.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
The Predators jumped on top of the Sharks early for the second straight meeting this season.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
No matter, not with the Wizards relishing another defeat that improved their lottery odds, and not on an afternoon when Adebayo’s teammates found the scoring nearly as easy as their team captain did in the previous meeting.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
The program also coordinates intervention meetings involving law enforcement, probation officers, attorneys and social workers.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
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 5 Apr. 2026.
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