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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People can sit through the afternoon and let the lineup come to them, then get up when something pulls them closer to the stage. Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 One of the jurors who sat through his trial, Mae Puckett, wrote a letter in 2011, urging Alabama to spare Myers’ life. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 What changed was the fund's ability to sit through the volatility. Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 As the academic school year is set to kick off, Terri Bresnahan was already sitting through meetings Tuesday afternoon preparing to welcome students back on their first day. Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2026.

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