1
a
: material for covering or upholstering seats
b
: a seat on or in which something rests
a valve seating
2
: the act of providing with seats
Examples of seating in a Sentence
There won't be enough seating for everyone.
The auditorium has seating for 400.
There is additional seating on the deck.
The auditorium has a seating capacity of 400.
There are two seatings for tea.
We bought tickets for the 5:30 seating of the show.
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement The last competitor to go, Lee paced on the sideline at the end of the seating area during the competition.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
Upstairs is a screening room that overlooks the bottom level and a guest bedroom with access to a full bath, plus a primary suite flaunting a seating area, a walk-in closet, and a huge bath featuring a custom floating Corian sink with two faucets, a seamless shower, and a deep soaking tub.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2024
Energized by the food scene in Greenpoint, Meyer has opened a new outpost there, big enough, at nearly five thousand square feet, to house an actual ice-cream factory and a seating area.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
So the park’s designers also included two large metal canopies that protect a seating area from both winter drizzle and the summer scorchers that are becoming routine here.
—Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
Upstairs is a screening room that overlooks the bottom level and a guest bedroom with access to a full bath, plus a primary suite flaunting a seating area, a walk-in closet, and a huge bath featuring a custom floating Corian sink with two faucets, a seamless shower, and a deep soaking tub.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2024
Energized by the food scene in Greenpoint, Meyer has opened a new outpost there, big enough, at nearly five thousand square feet, to house an actual ice-cream factory and a seating area.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
So the park’s designers also included two large metal canopies that protect a seating area from both winter drizzle and the summer scorchers that are becoming routine here.
—Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Seating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seating. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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