sit through
phrasal verb
sat through; sitting through; sits through
: to go to (something) and stay until the end
We had to sit through another boring meeting.
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Hegseth sat through Reed’s scathing criticism without showing much emotion, while his wife sat directly behind him in the expansive Dirksen Senate Office Building hearing room.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Others are very bold and can sit through a multi-million dollar negotiation with nerves of steel.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Gale Kaufman, another veteran Democratic strategist, has sat through countless focus groups.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Actually sitting through it may have dampened viewers’ enthusiasm for more.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Others are very bold and can sit through a multi-million dollar negotiation with nerves of steel.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Gale Kaufman, another veteran Democratic strategist, has sat through countless focus groups.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Actually sitting through it may have dampened viewers’ enthusiasm for more.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Sit through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20through. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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