How to Use seating in a Sentence

seating

noun
  • There are two seatings for tea.
  • There is additional seating on the deck.
  • There won't be enough seating for everyone.
  • We bought tickets for the 5:30 seating of the show.
  • The auditorium has seating for 400.
  • The auditorium has a seating capacity of 400.
  • From the seating area, I was called to a dark exam room.
    Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025
  • To the left, the dining room boasts a long table with seating for eight.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The stage has been pulled 25 feet forward, and seating has been stretched around it.
    Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The short rib, available in club seating, was tender and juicy and had just the right amount of gravy.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In the outside seating area, Union Jack bunting fluttered in the wind.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • The lights are low enough to hide flaws like duct tape covering rips in the seating.
    Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2023
  • The seating of Oi Man Sang takes up almost the entire block.
    Alex Lau, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The Cafe will have to-go service and seating in the two-story library.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Bean bag chairs are a fun seating option for kids and adults alike.
    Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The event is free and doesn’t require an RSVP, so seating is first come, first served.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The 1,000-square-foot shop will have no indoor seating.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2022
  • What to look for: Photos of seating in restaurants, on tours and more.
    Chaya Milchtein, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The cafe portion of the business is in a distinct, adjacent space to the seating area.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Photo : West Coast Modern A seating area next to the kitchen.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The new space boasts a larger kitchen and parking lot plus more seating.
    Kathryn Varn, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Behind the main bar is a reserved seating area called Prive.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The main difference is there’s more open space and seating area in the taproom.
    Laura Barrero, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
  • And on the hardwood floor, a large cowhide rug in shades of taupe layered over a taupe wool sisal define the seating area.
    Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Beyond that, a big grassy lawn tumbles down to a fire-pit seating area with more big views of the city lights.
    James McClain, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The new space will feature seating of up to 170 and a Rockpile-style area for overflow crowds.
    John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The teams room still need the custom theater seating to be installed.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2022
  • One way this is realized at El Camino is with the booth seating.
    Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
  • After Southwest made big changes to its baggage and seating policies, the CEO floated a few more ideas.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
  • Per a memo from the city in March about the plaza, the project is set to include accessible paving, seating and landscape features, along with the public restroom.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025

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