: served to seated diners
a sit-down dinner
also
: of, relating to, or serving sit-down meals
a sit-down restaurant
1
: a cessation of work by employees while maintaining continuous occupation of their place of employment as a protest and means toward forcing compliance with demands
2
: a mass obstruction of an activity by sitting down to demonstrate a grievance or to get the activity modified or halted
3
: a meeting held especially to discuss and resolve problems or conflicts
Examples of sit-down in a Sentence
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
At a sit-down volleyball game supporting veterans, Harry was feted for his leadership.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
The students eagerly hopped off the bus, many snapping selfies while gathering to head inside the restaurant for a sit-down, fine-dining meal.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
In the first quarter of the year, visits to restaurants increased 1% compared to a year prior, the company reported, but shifted from full service, sit-down restaurants to less expensive options like quick-service restaurants.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Instead, Johnson accentuated his wins, touting the recent bond plan eight times during the 30-minute sit-down.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
Nicole Shanahan, his running mate, had her own sit-down with Steele, which was released a week earlier than Kennedy's interview.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 11 May 2024
Plans include a 300-unit luxury apartment complex, a parking garage, two buildings with townhomes priced at $500,000 and up, and three commercial buildings, which could include retail and sit-down restaurants.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
More:Greenfield Village’s Stand 44 is property’s 1st sit-down restaurant since 1990s
Jawad was 11 years old when the family moved to the US.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2024
Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
There are no plans for a follow-on sit-down conversation.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
Mobay Cafe is a sit-down restaurant with a patio and bar.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
Pellicano’s portrait comes into focus through interviews with reporters and victims, archival photographs and footage, audio recordings of his phone calls and eventually a sit-down with the man himself, who was released from prison in 2019.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
Adjective
In a sit-down interview on Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
At a sit-down volleyball game supporting veterans, Harry was feted for his leadership.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
The students eagerly hopped off the bus, many snapping selfies while gathering to head inside the restaurant for a sit-down, fine-dining meal.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
In the first quarter of the year, visits to restaurants increased 1% compared to a year prior, the company reported, but shifted from full service, sit-down restaurants to less expensive options like quick-service restaurants.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Instead, Johnson accentuated his wins, touting the recent bond plan eight times during the 30-minute sit-down.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
Nicole Shanahan, his running mate, had her own sit-down with Steele, which was released a week earlier than Kennedy's interview.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 11 May 2024
Plans include a 300-unit luxury apartment complex, a parking garage, two buildings with townhomes priced at $500,000 and up, and three commercial buildings, which could include retail and sit-down restaurants.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
More:Greenfield Village’s Stand 44 is property’s 1st sit-down restaurant since 1990s
Jawad was 11 years old when the family moved to the US.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2024
Noun
Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.
—Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
There are no plans for a follow-on sit-down conversation.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
Mobay Cafe is a sit-down restaurant with a patio and bar.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
Pellicano’s portrait comes into focus through interviews with reporters and victims, archival photographs and footage, audio recordings of his phone calls and eventually a sit-down with the man himself, who was released from prison in 2019.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
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