sit-down meal

Example Sentences

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"Children's dinners were like a proper sit-down meal, and the food was very traditional. They would eat what they were given."

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

For a sit-down meal, prepare for big portions of all the staples — tacos, burritos, enchiladas and more — at Antojitos Mexicanos in Yakima.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

The actual breakfast part will still be a sit-down meal, which will be interrupted for a viewing of the president’s speech, streamed in from the official event.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2023

While some eateries may welcome customers’ furry companions during a sit-down meal, Dogue — which opened Sept. 25 in San Francisco’s Mission District — serves only canines.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2022

Mom came home around four o’clock from her summer job, Dad came out of his lab in the basement, I helped in the kitchen and we had a proper sit-down meal.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen