How to Use seat in a Sentence

seat

1 of 2 noun
  • He used the box as a seat.
  • The chairs have woven seats.
  • The stool's seat is broken.
  • He couldn't find his seat in the concert hall.
  • She booked a seat on the next flight to Rome.
  • There were seats for six people at the table.
  • The Democrats gained two more seats in the last election.
  • She won a Senate seat.
  • The city recently built a new 1,000-seat theater.
  • There are no fans in the seats.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Just take your feet off the seat.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • No one had to give up their seat.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Matthews then got up from his seat and did the same.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The float rings would be large enough to each seat five adults.
    — Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Two council seats are up for grabs.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • His seat should not go empty for eight months.
    — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
  • How many seats will Democrats pick up in the midterms?
    — Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That work has given us a front-row seat.
    — Kj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Front seats are cocoon-style and too snug.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • Collins has held her seat since 1996.
    — NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That, plus the ground clearance and seat heights.
    — New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Horner gets in the driver seat and pulls away from the house.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Democrats have held the seat since 1949.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In that case, the seats will be made available for the same price.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Carrie Ann even got out of her seat.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In the video, she can be seen with her feet up on the seat in front of her.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The front row of seats is about 3 feet behind the fence.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Who won seats on the Center school board?
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The panelists were called to the stage, and the rest of us took our seats.
    — John J. Lennon september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Creighton has endorsed Ligon to fill his seat.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 May 2026

seat

2 of 2 verb
  • I could seat you here if you wish.
  • There will not be seating or a tent.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The table seats six with room to spare.
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • There was seating around a fire pit.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • We were seated with their friends.
    — Jeremy Helligar, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • You're still seated on the throne.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
  • We were seated close, knee-to-knee.
    — Gali Kronenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • What food and seating work best for game night?
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip?
    — Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • She had been seated next to Amor.
    — Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • The roomy cockpit seats two kids (or one kid and a ton of toys).
    — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 9 May 2023
  • The space has seating for 25 guests.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
  • No jurors had been seated by the end of the day.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Just below, built-in seating wraps around a fire pit.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
  • The boats seat up to four people, and guests can bring their own light food and drinks.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Phelps was holding a child in her left arm while seated on a love seat.
    — Hanna Park, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
  • The business does not have seating.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Why did Trump suddenly seat him by his side?
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In the past month, we have been seated once by the restrooms and once by the kitchen.
    — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Jean glanced over at him, seated next to her on the pleather banquette, then away.
    — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The bridge seats 40 to 50 people.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Democrats have taken to the House floor to call for her to be seated.
    — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
  • At one point, Justin hit a long shot from near the foul line while seated in a chair.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Father David is seated at the head.
    — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The cameras trained their lens on the woman seated next to her.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Nearby, a drop-down table is attached to the wall and seats two.
    — New Atlas, 19 June 2026
  • Soft light glows over a dining room that seats roughly 40.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Joseph was seated in the rear of the vehicle.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
  • She was already seated, but her rib cage sank into her hips.
    — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The three adults seated up front died during and after the crash.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

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