How to Use sit-in in a Sentence

sit-in

1 of 2 noun

• The one-man sit-in mushroomed in the weeks after the attacks.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
• In 2016, two friends took to Twitter to announce plans for a sit-in.
  — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 14 June 2023
• Asha had been back home in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., when the first sit-in protest happened.
  — Wali Khan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
• The sit-ins, boycotts, protests and marches began in April.
  — Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
• Pierson and Diallo are Black, as were many of those involved in the sit-in.
  — The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
• The first day was to be sit-ins in congressional offices.
  — John Leland, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• Outside the convention hall, protesters held a sit-in near one of the doors.
  — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2023
• 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
• The restaurant is open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with sit-in service only and has rules on over ordering.
  — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 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
• The second was to drop charges against the 41 students arrested at a December sit-in.
  — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 May 2024
• Protesters held an eight-day sit-in at the office of the school board president in July 1963.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
• Here are some things to consider before buying: Kayak Type There are two types of kayaks on the market, sit-on-top and sit-in kayaks.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 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
• Mo — a prominent businessman — arrived at the sit-in that day around 6:30 a.m.
  — Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
• Hundreds held a sit-in in Bascom Hall, where the Chancellor's Office is housed, to demand more.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 6 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
• 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
• Demonstrators demanded free elections and blocked roads with sit-ins for months.
  — Shelly Tan, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• Members of the team would go on to participate in a sit-in at a lunch counter in Nashville to protest segregation policies.
  — Willie James Inman, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
• Later clips showed that police had retreated from the area while demonstrators staged a sit-in outside the gate that continued through the night.
  — Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 27 May 2023
• Others held a sit-in in downtown Beirut to show solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.
  — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
• Over one thousand people descended on Millennium Park in Chicago for the silent sit-in—held when the sun was out so that children could attend.
  — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 14 June 2023
• His son recently held a sit-in for days outside the State Department, demanding his father be included in the swap.
  — Abigail Williams, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2023
• Salvatore Del Deo himself joined the sit-in later in the afternoon, alongside 92-year-old dune dweller Mildred Champlin.
  — Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
• At a sit-in outside the chancellor's office in February, students demanded the library be renamed and that the school end study abroad trips to Israel.
  — Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2024
• Although there was disappointment with the agreement to end the sit-in, the mood was generally calm among the remaining protestors.
  — Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
• One of the more challenging scenes was a sit-in staged on an underpass to protest the creation of a new highway through the predominately Black neighborhood of Sugar Hill.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2023
• In November 1959, Lawson’s students staged three practice sit-ins.
  — Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024

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sit in

2 of 2 verb

• My mom, a nurse who’s seen her share of life , sat in the back.
  — Rekha Tenjarla, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
• Two guys were sitting in the front row with cans of beer.
  — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• The father and son have sat in the same seats for three seasons.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2024
• Tiger, the house cat, shows up, sitting in Josh Brolin’s lap.
  — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2024
• The Avalanche, sporting a six-game win streak, sit in third place with 88 points in 69 games.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
• This Porsche 911 Dakar didn’t sit in its owner’s garage for long.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2023
• If there was no one sitting in the center, which would have been most of the time, the purse could just go on the seat.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
• The wheels from a slot machine from the 1930s sit in his work room, waiting to be revamped.
  — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
• And the non-adjustable 43 mm KYB forks now sit in triple clamps that have 14 mm more offset.
  — Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023
• That must have been sitting in my stomach for 20 years [laughs].
  — Jonathan Cohen, Spin, 29 Aug. 2023
• But the question is how much longer the Malibu can pump out the jams while sitting in sunlight.
  — Jeremy White, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
• The man arrives home, turns on the light and sees Torres sitting in his living room.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
• But Loudon’s wife was unaware that her biggest headache was sitting in the next room.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Feb. 2024
• The thing that has been sitting in my online shopping cart for months: Rick Owens boots.
  — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
• The ride will be 17 stories tall, and riders will sit in a swinging disk that will glide back and forth at up to 75 mph.
  — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2023
• Coronelli was even allowed to sit in the woman's lap and play a few notes.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2023
• At the Atlanta service, Jimmy sat in the front row with two of his children on each side.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
• In the photo, Rio sat in the blue while his brother Kai stood next to him in the same sweater but in cream, arms interlocked.
  — Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
• The company’s plan then was to retrieve the radio, which sits in a deck house near the grand staircase.
  — Ben Finley, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2023
• In the photo, the two sisters are sitting in the water while holding up their sons.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
• Cheerios and a climbing wall For a while, Catherine refused to sit in a car seat.
  — Lola Fadulu Kholood Eid, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• But that isn’t the point of it, so take your time: sit in the gardens, marvel at the blooms, window-shop along the way, and bask in the romance of spring in Paris.
  — Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2023
• Let eggs sit in hot water: As soon as the water boils, turn the heat off, cover the pan, and let sit 12 minutes.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
• The sensors ensure air bags do not deploy if a small adult or child is sitting in the front seat.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
• People should sit in a comfortable chair, and place their feet flat on the floor, uncrossed.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 24 Mar. 2023
• Set up two parallel rails a few feet apart, place a board between them, and put a sled on top of the rails for your router to sit in.
  — Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2023
• Kids will have the opportunity to sit in the cockpits of a T-6 and Parasol.
  — Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2024
• The coconut octopus was sitting in a small hollow in the sand.
  — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• The circular yellow sponge sat in a box, untouched, for three years.
  — Kevin Sanchez Farez, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
• Alania and Hannah, who were still sitting in the backseat, survived the crash.
  — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024