sit-down

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Recent Examples of sit-down Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023 Mobay Cafe is a sit-down restaurant with a patio and bar. Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023 There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023 Pellicano’s portrait comes into focus through interviews with reporters and victims, archival photographs and footage, audio recordings of his phone calls and eventually a sit-down with the man himself, who was released from prison in 2019. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sit-down
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Noun
  • The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • However, there were allegations that the sick-out at that time was, in truth, a job action.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Consumers and businesses are changing their spending habits, contributing to a noticeable slowdown in the economy.
    Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • This report portrays the current state of the housing sector, with analysts watching for signs of any further slowdown in sales activity.
    Catherine Baab, Quartz, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Demonstrations, sit-ins, and university divestment campaigns targeted America’s complicity.
    Time, Time, 22 May 2025
  • Sit-on-top kayaks also allow for storage space that is taken up by the rider of a sit-in kayak.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • By July, sympathy strikes were underway in 23 states.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
  • But those kinds of sympathy strikes are allowed in most of Europe, and thus make general strikes across broad swaths of those economies far more frequent.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024

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“Sit-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit-down. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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