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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Those who died in service to their country wouldn't want the kids to sit through a wake for each of them all over again. Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025 And yet as much as these moments can be exhausting to sit through, both Y. and Yasmine appear, or at least pretend, to be having a great time, partying hard at night then waking up in a modest Tel Aviv flat to care for their adorable baby boy. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025 One test Tuesday came before the first pitch as the Sox and Mariners sat through the delay. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025 To save you the trouble, there’s no need to sit through the end credits; there is no surprise epilogue. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 May 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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