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 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit-down
Noun
  • The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Many Spanish businesses anticipate a slowdown in August and plan accordingly, whereas in the U.S., businesses remain open year-round, making extended closures impractical.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Both of Joann’s bankruptcy filings seen over the last year arrived amid some slowdowns in discretionary spending — notably with consumers taking a step back from at-home crafts, at least relative to the early COVID-19 pandemic boom.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In 2019, seven people were arrested during a monthlong sit-in against the creation of the department.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Ray Charles’s 1962 country crossover Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music was a timely genre excursion, landing after sit-ins that cornered Nashville into the politically actionable embarrassment of jailing Black students for requesting fair treatment in local eateries.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • His billionaire and other market-minded Cabinet members want a more targeted, go-slow approach.
    Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Iger’s go-slow approach was the right call at the time.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • An official from an association that represents local car repair shops has also raised concerns that some of its members are being hit hard by the sympathy strikes, which prevent them from carrying out any repairs.
    Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
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 22 Feb. 2025.

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