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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After sitting through a full itinerary of various swimwear shows, the designer that stuck with me most came from a fresh force whose name is quickly becoming one to know: Autty Simone.
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Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 2 June 2025
Indeed, the rest of the class sat through their gymnastics with grim irritation.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
Opening statements were presented on May 12, and the disgraced music mogul appeared in court to sit through testimony from Cassie, her mother, former Homeland Security Investigations agents, plus singers Dawn Richard and Kid Cudi.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
The upshot is that their fans have instead sat through more than a decade of dreadful baseball, when maybe a committed rebuild early on in the process might have cut that stretch of agony in half or less.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
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Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 2 June 2025
Indeed, the rest of the class sat through their gymnastics with grim irritation.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
Opening statements were presented on May 12, and the disgraced music mogul appeared in court to sit through testimony from Cassie, her mother, former Homeland Security Investigations agents, plus singers Dawn Richard and Kid Cudi.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
The upshot is that their fans have instead sat through more than a decade of dreadful baseball, when maybe a committed rebuild early on in the process might have cut that stretch of agony in half or less.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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