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 her wedding eve, Kate sat through two hours of intensive hair prep, including a wash, blow-dry and curl-setting.
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Keya Nandi, 22, has applied for around 350 jobs, made countless networking calls and sat through scores of coffee chats over the past year.
—Michael Sasso, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
People no longer sit through three hour long broadcasts when the best moments go viral in just a few seconds.
—Maha Abouelenein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The upside, however, to sitting through this questionable season of what has been a mostly dreamy series?
—Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Keya Nandi, 22, has applied for around 350 jobs, made countless networking calls and sat through scores of coffee chats over the past year.
—Michael Sasso, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
People no longer sit through three hour long broadcasts when the best moments go viral in just a few seconds.
—Maha Abouelenein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The upside, however, to sitting through this questionable season of what has been a mostly dreamy series?
—Vogue, 11 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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