take a seat

idiom

: to sit down

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Give your wooden nickel to the mixologist, take your pick between La Babia, an excellent margarita, or Three Emmas, grab a book off the shelf, and take a seat. Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025 Her appointment comes as the company’s outgoing Chief Content Officer Sachin Doshi is stepping down from his role in September, but will take a seat on Podimo’s board. Peter White, Deadline, 22 May 2025 President Donald Trump’s tariffs have forced countries around the world—most recently announced, China—to take a seat in negotiations to try to work out an agreement to avoid Trump’s costly, and in many cases seemingly arbitrary, levies on foreign imports. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 May 2025 King’s willingness to take a seat on the rocket, a ride that could be valued in the six figures, has furthermore raised questions about her journalistic integrity and the news values of CBS News, where journalists are not supposed to take freebies. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take a seat

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“Take a seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20seat. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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