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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Critics haven’t dared sit through this yet.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Director Quentin Tarantino originally intended the two films to be one, but how many people want to sit through a four-hour movie?
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
But now there’s another reason to pay a visit that doesn’t require sitting through a meeting.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Both Cook and Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell sat through nearly two hours of arguments in the packed courtroom.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Director Quentin Tarantino originally intended the two films to be one, but how many people want to sit through a four-hour movie?
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
But now there’s another reason to pay a visit that doesn’t require sitting through a meeting.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Both Cook and Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell sat through nearly two hours of arguments in the packed courtroom.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Sit through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20through. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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