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.
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Exploring the entire island top to bottom in one of these pickup trucks with bench seating in the back feels like its own island safari adventure.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
The outdoor patio hosts tastings and wine service, with limited indoor seating available on colder days.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The Pillbox was a square stadium with no seating in the outfield, built quickly in 1903 at the corner of 12th and Robert streets and below a part of Summit Avenue that no longer exists.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Between the bedrooms and the family room, the kitchen has timber laminate countertops, white cabinets and seating for three.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
The outdoor patio hosts tastings and wine service, with limited indoor seating available on colder days.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The Pillbox was a square stadium with no seating in the outfield, built quickly in 1903 at the corner of 12th and Robert streets and below a part of Summit Avenue that no longer exists.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Between the bedrooms and the family room, the kitchen has timber laminate countertops, white cabinets and seating for three.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seating
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“Seating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seating. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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