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: an act of occupying seats in a racially segregated establishment in organized protest against discrimination
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: an act of sitting in the seats or on the floor of an establishment as a means of organized protest
sat in; sitting in; sits in
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: to take part in or be present at a session of music or discussion as a visitor
—often used with on
invited to sit in on a rehearsal
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: to participate in a sit-in
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Lewis participated in the first lunch counter sit-ins in the 1960s, was a Freedom Rider in Montgomery, Alabama, and was a speaker at the March on Washington in 1963.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
Currently, Inter Miami sits in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with 41 points, seven points behind first-place Cincinnati.
—Mark J. Burns, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Noun
Lewis spoke at the March on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr. and, in his later years, led a sit-in in the chambers of the House of Representatives over gun control legislation.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Lewis participated in the first lunch counter sit-ins in the 1960s, was a Freedom Rider in Montgomery, Alabama, and was a speaker at the March on Washington in 1963.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Verb
The bill sat in the Senate's committee on government operations, chaired by former Sen. Duey Stroebel, for four months before it was reassigned to a different committee.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
Currently, Inter Miami sits in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with 41 points, seven points behind first-place Cincinnati.
—Mark J. Burns, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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“Sit-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit-in. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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