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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On the night of the Academy Awards, as the year’s best picture is revealed, attendees inside the Dolby Theatre sit through the thank-you speech, tears and applause.
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Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
Their lives are hard through circumstances mostly out of their control, but their continued implication of the viewer makes sitting through the episodes a real test of endurance.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Patel, a Trump supporter who held several roles in the final two years of Trump’s first term, sat through a contentious hearing on Jan. 30 but faced no significant opposition.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
And there are a lot of my colleagues who will sit through several screenings of it.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
Their lives are hard through circumstances mostly out of their control, but their continued implication of the viewer makes sitting through the episodes a real test of endurance.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Patel, a Trump supporter who held several roles in the final two years of Trump’s first term, sat through a contentious hearing on Jan. 30 but faced no significant opposition.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
And there are a lot of my colleagues who will sit through several screenings of it.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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