have a seat

idiom

: to sit down

Examples of have a seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Davey called me into his office at the old Huggins-Stengel field in St. Petersburg and told me to have a seat. New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2024 As a signatory, Washington could, according to the ICC’s rules, continue to have a seat at the table in future negotiations about the court’s jurisdiction. Kelebogile Zvobgo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2023 Workers want to have a seat at the table and be heard. Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024 This night was monumental as Hamilton had paid for each designer to have a seat at his table to make a statement about Black designers’ importance. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 2 May 2024 Workforce growth at this scale and pace will require significant contributions from each of these groups, and too few communities are setting a vision in which all have a seat at the table. Matt Gandal, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 The neighbor told the boy to have a seat on his front porch. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024 But pushing for more at the city level undermines the balanced statewide deal in which workers and the affected companies have a seat at the table. Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024 This involves investing in design talent, fostering a culture of creative collaboration and ensuring that designers have a seat at the table where strategic decisions are made. Richie Etwaru, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024

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“Have a seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20seat. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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