How to Use sit-in in a Sentence

sit-in

1 of 2 noun
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  • The one-man sit-in mushroomed in the weeks after the attacks.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • So at the end the models came in and staged a sit-in instead of walking.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 21 June 2024
  • In 2016, two friends took to Twitter to announce plans for a sit-in.
    — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 14 June 2023
  • Dozens of them managed to get into the office and staged a sit-in.
    — Juliana Liu, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The group planned the Google sit-in protest and other recent actions targeting Project Nimbus.
    — Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 10 July 2024
  • 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
  • Videos show the protestors not only stood outside the office, but also entered it, staging a sit-in of sorts in the hallways.
    — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 31 July 2024
  • 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
  • In many ways, the ‘74 sit-in is considered a bookend to a period of student unrest that was defined by civil rights and the Vietnam War.
    — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
  • Others held a sit-in in downtown Beirut to show solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.
    — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 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
  • Biden all sat in the front row with the first lady on Monday.
    — Erica Brown, CBS News, 11 June 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
  • Head to the balcony to sit in one of 200 original seats.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • None had sat in the waiting room for more than five minutes.
    — Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The wheels from a slot machine from the 1930s sit in his work room, waiting to be revamped.
    — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The family of victims of the school shooting sat in the first row in the small courtroom.
    — Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Lows are expected to sit in the mid- to high 80s through Sunday night.
    — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • So, who’s next in line for this seat that has lost so much of its sparkle because of the last two people to sit in it?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
  • But the question is how much longer the Malibu can pump out the jams while sitting in sunlight.
    — Jeremy White, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
  • These may be the only bagels in the universe worth sitting in traffic for.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The deal was made as the franchise still sits in an ownership limbo of sorts.
    — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • More than 50 cars sat in parking spaces and next to gas pumps, under what used to be awnings.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2024
  • In the play’s most striking image, the dead sit in the Grover’s Corners graveyard in rows—rather like a theatre audience—watching the living with quiet dispassion.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024

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