have a seat
Example Sentences
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But thinking about it and listening to everybody here right now, I just am very grateful to have a seat at the table, literally and figuratively.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Burnham is currently blocked from running as he does not have a seat in the Westminster parliament.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Today’s AI executives are fighting to make sure that their company will have a seat at the table.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
Altman said the government was willing to give OpenAI influence over how its technology was deployed, and that he wanted his company to have a seat at the table in shaping future decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
They both told me to have a seat, and they both seemed to mean it, so I took a seat.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
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