seat in a chair vs seat at a chair

Both phrases are commonly used in English, but they have slightly different meanings. 'Seat in a chair' is more commonly used to describe the act of sitting down in a chair, while 'seat at a chair' is less common and might imply being seated near a chair rather than actually sitting in it.

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seat in a chair

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the act of sitting down in a chair.

Examples:

Please take a seat in the chair over there.
She found it difficult to seat in the chair due to its small size.

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Chair-mounted seats in which the height of the sitting area can be adjusted must have locking mechanism(s) to secure the chair-mounted seat in its position of normal use.
It must be clearly displayed and remain visible after attaching the chair-mounted seat to the adult chair and before the child is placed in the chair-mounted seat.
If you took the idea of fractal technology further, take a membrane, shrinking it down constantly like nature does - that could be a seat for a chair; it could be a sole for a sports shoe; it could be a car blending into seats.
Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts
Like putting a whoopee cushion on the seat of an electric chair.
I thought as much... on the seat of your chair.
It is also used to some extent in the manufacture of items such as children's car seats, push chairs etc.
The chair attachment system must be designed to fix the chair-mounted seat both to the backrest and to the seat surface of the chair.
No European standards exist for children's chairs or for chair-mounted seats.
That's why we invented the Seat-to-Feet Lift Chair, which makes getting up by yourself...
It produced just one horse power and it had a couple of garden chairs for seats.
But if I'm not careful, that 5,000 bucks you gave me could buy me a seat on the electric chair.
New Interline S.p. A. is a producer of chairs and seats located in Basilicata.
The dummy shall be placed in the Child Restraint System separate from the seat-back of the chair by a flexible spacer.
Finishing services of new furniture (except upholstering of chairs and seats)
Chair-mounted seats must be designed and manufactured to prevent the entrapment of any part of a child's body.
Hazards associated with adjusting the height of the chair-mounted seat
Chair-mounted seats designed to fold must have a folding mechanism that a child cannot operate and that a carer cannot inadvertently trigger.
It must not be possible to set up chair-mounted seats for normal use without activating the locking mechanism.
The chair-mounted seat must not collapse or show any sign of damage or permanent deformation which can impair its safety and normal function.

Alternatives:

sit in a chair
take a seat in the chair

seat at a chair

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase might imply being seated near a chair rather than actually sitting in it.