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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And starting in 2026, the commission won’t be forced to sit through lengthy meetings fueled by outrage. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025 This is the final straw for Larsa, who doesn’t want to sit through another dinner with Lisa making it all about herself. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025 But anyone who thinks that the brief ubiquity of corporate diversity trainings is proof that the radical left wields great power and influence in America has quite simply never sat through a corporate diversity training. Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025 Jurors sat through nine days of grisly testimony and graphic autopsy photos as Assistant District Attorney Ian Vance-Curzan stitched together an eerie timeline of Robinson’s final hours. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sit through

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“Sit through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20through. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.

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