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take a seat

idiom

: to sit down

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In a global world of imitations and synthetics, fast fashion needs to take a seat on the back burner, and the fashion industry needs to return to the spotlight the use of natural materials that have worked from the dawn of time. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Dec. 2025 After a half-day hike along Lost Lake Trail or something more strenuous, like Upper Piney River Falls, take a seat at El Segundo. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025 Trust us—the whole family will want to (and probably can) take a seat here. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025 Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night came when Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun walked in with a group of friends just before the lights went down to take a seat in the upstairs VIP section. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take a seat

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“Take a seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20seat. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.

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