Example Sentences

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Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Roberta Hayashi was seating jurors around her courtroom for social distancing, explaining their juror number might be different than their seat number.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2021

Ms. Dagaetano, a comic for seven years, was seating about a dozen comedians for the open mike she hosts in the basement of the Metropolitan Room, a cabaret and jazz club in the Flatiron district.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2017

There was seating for about 35,000 Desert Trip-goers with a general admission lawn area behind the well-padded chairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2016

There was seating for nearly 2,200, and the church seemed packed.

From New York Times • May 27, 2014

But in fact I was still quite new, a fact driven home to me one day as I was seating inmates in the mess hall.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover