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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Many don’t use the city website or sit through weekday workshops. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 Hall, who doesn’t like to watch herself, managed to sit through one of the screenings. Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 Then Elliss watched the running back sit through every special teams meeting during his rookie year. Josh Kendall, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Try to go through the same process a customer would when doing business with your company, such as visiting a physical location for a tour or requesting and sitting through a demo. Brandi Watterson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 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 Sep. 2026.

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