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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The victim then fell into the seating section below.
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Riley Rourke, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Kick your feet up on the padded foam, or use them for additional seating for guests or yourself.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Arrange seating for conversation, not around the TV.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
But Redzepi knows that the cost and the limited number of seats — just 42 guests at each seating, four days a week — means his food will be inaccessible to the average Angeleno.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Riley Rourke, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Kick your feet up on the padded foam, or use them for additional seating for guests or yourself.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Arrange seating for conversation, not around the TV.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
But Redzepi knows that the cost and the limited number of seats — just 42 guests at each seating, four days a week — means his food will be inaccessible to the average Angeleno.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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 15 Jan. 2026.
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