sit through

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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Eventually, the viewer who wanted to hear about his team has to sit through a debate about something an analyst said on another show. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026 Josh Minott, who sat through the first three quarters Sunday, scored 10 points with two steals and a block in the fourth. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026 Before that, a dinner with his five closest friends left Michaella sitting through a barrage of comments from one of them, his friend Jay. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026 Thank you so much to everyone that sat through the stress of trying to get tickets. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026 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 Nov. 2026.

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