seat
noun
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
are seating
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present progressiveof seat.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Vox reviewed data from OpenTable, the reservation platform used widely across the country, to show that restaurants are seating far fewer diners this year compared with last year.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2020
They are seating the guests, tending the bar, playing ping-pong with their families.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2017
Sprinkled throughout are seating areas with sofas and pillows.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2016
While the passengers number nearly three hundred, there are seating accommodations on four tiny wooden benches without backs, for a dozen, if packed like sardines.
From Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir
While they are seating themselves let us note the cheerful, neat appearance of the place.
From The Religious Life of London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
