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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The upside, however, to sitting through this questionable season of what has been a mostly dreamy series?
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Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
The Giants will not sit through many more games such as this one before switching to Jaxson Dart.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
After months of job searching, Erin had rewritten her résumé, applied to dozens of roles, and sat through interviews that went nowhere.
—Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Even if it’s artfully made and grippingly acted — 9m88 and Chiu are convincing as two of the meanest parents ever seen in an arthouse movie — Girl can be a tedious exercise to sit through, especially in its early sections.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
The Giants will not sit through many more games such as this one before switching to Jaxson Dart.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
After months of job searching, Erin had rewritten her résumé, applied to dozens of roles, and sat through interviews that went nowhere.
—Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Even if it’s artfully made and grippingly acted — 9m88 and Chiu are convincing as two of the meanest parents ever seen in an arthouse movie — Girl can be a tedious exercise to sit through, especially in its early sections.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Sit through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20through. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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