How to Use sit-in in a Sentence

sit-in

1 of 2 noun
  • The lunch counter sit-in-ers and freedom riders.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Dozens of them managed to get into the office and staged a sit-in.
    — Juliana Liu, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
  • So at the end the models came in and staged a sit-in instead of walking.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 21 June 2024
  • The one-man sit-in mushroomed in the weeks after the attacks.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • When the museum dithered in its response, the group held a sit-in there.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
  • For a sit-in at a lunch counter, they were told, sit up straight, be courteous and don’t strike back.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 10 June 2024
  • The home’s foyer has a sit-in bar on one side and a formal dining room on the other.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Similar sit-ins by students took place across the South.
    — Martha Teichner, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • That means no finals week walkouts or late-night sit-ins— two common protest tactics.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
  • In the past, what tended to travel were tactics such as sit-ins, marches or hunger strikes.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The guys, Jon Fishman describes it as the best sit-in ever.
    — Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Outside the convention hall, protesters held a sit-in near one of the doors.
    — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2023
  • That morning, a group of protesters arrived outside his house and staged a sit-in.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Sit-on-top kayaks also allow for storage space that is taken up by the rider of a sit-in kayak.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
  • As the sit-ins, teach-ins and die-ins continued, however, that began to change.
    — Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
  • Demonstrators demanded free elections and blocked roads with sit-ins for months.
    — Shelly Tan, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The protesters planned to end their sit-in later Friday.
    — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In 2016, two friends took to Twitter to announce plans for a sit-in.
    — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 14 June 2023
  • Four years ago, the women staged a sit-in at their hotel after getting only half their bonuses.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • Pierson and Diallo are Black, as were many of those involved in the sit-in.
    — The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The group planned on a sit-in, but officers waiting at the doorway stopped them from advancing.
    — Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The Greensboro sit-ins weren’t until 1960.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
  • By the end of the week, more than 200 people were taking part in the sit-in during business hours.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Young people in central and southern Gaza began holding market sit-ins this month.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Plans for a sit-in protest of the reading, and a counter-protest in support of the event, circulated online in recent days.
    — oregonlive, 10 June 2023
  • On April 19th, thousands of people gathered for a sit-in beneath a clock tower.
    — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Khan claimed in a tweet Monday that the sit-in is being orchestrated to remove the chief justice.
    — Munir Ahmed, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
  • There are more sit-ins planned at various Targets on Saturday.
    — Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Activists launch a sit-in, and the ensuing police response spawns a wider movement, and in turn, a more sprawling crackdown.
    — Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • Maraga was detained and later released while staging a sit-in on a major road outside the national park’s main gate.
    — ABC News, 8 June 2026

sit in

2 of 2 verb
  • Charred pieces of wood sit in the pews.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Wet clothes sat in the washer for months.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
  • Bowyer sat in the first row behind home plate.
    — David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Don’t let your plant sit in soggy soil.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
  • My mom, a nurse who’s seen her share of life , sat in the back.
    — Rekha Tenjarla, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Learned a lot from him, sat in sessions with him.
    — Gia Peppers, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • And that's the get-in price to sit in the nosebleeds.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • That is a heavy thing to have sitting in the back of your mind.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of guys like to sit in their room now rather than go out and do things.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Shrimp and pork sat in non-food grade bags in a chest freezer.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Smith was named on five ballots this week and sits in sixth place.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the walk-in cooler, bread sat in a non-food grade bag.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Some students sit in the sand due to the lack of chairs and desks.
    — Ikram Talaat Ahmed, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The duo donned team colors and sat in the front row on the pitch side.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
  • Girona sat in 17th place, two points ahead of Alaves.
    — ABC News, 11 May 2026
  • Pam sits in her car trying to figure out where to go.
    — Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Ward hung up and sat in silence for a few moments.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Just sitting in your account ready to go.
    — Blake O'Shaughnessy, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • The fix for quantum has been sitting in the vault too.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Trying to sit in the middle won’t work.
    — Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t leave coffee sitting in the carafe all day.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The father and son have sat in the same seats for three seasons.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The fix is already sitting in your kitchen.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Insist on sitting in the front room.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The two sat in the front row, cheering on Meghan's home team.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Stella’s main job was to sit in the prompt corner with the book.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In a mad scramble in the front, the puck was sitting in the crease.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Chester the skeleton sits in the driver's seat.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The playbook is sitting in plain sight.
    — Stuart N. Brotman, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Elkann sat in the passenger seat.
    — Alexa St. John, Fortune, 27 May 2026

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