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 audience had to sit through bands who maybe weren’t as exciting as Queen were.
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 14 July 2025
The rather dry testimony, though, has led to a cumulative impact of jurors having to sit through an extended look at Combs’ brutal beating of his then-girlfriend March 5, 2016, in Los Angeles.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Well, first and foremost, the series is deeply unpleasant to sit through following the credible allegations leveled against its author Neil Gaiman, who remains an executive producer and co-creator on Season 2.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 3 July 2025
He was ultimately replaced with one of the alternate jurors, who sat through the duration of the trial.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 30 June 2025
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 14 July 2025
The rather dry testimony, though, has led to a cumulative impact of jurors having to sit through an extended look at Combs’ brutal beating of his then-girlfriend March 5, 2016, in Los Angeles.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Well, first and foremost, the series is deeply unpleasant to sit through following the credible allegations leveled against its author Neil Gaiman, who remains an executive producer and co-creator on Season 2.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 3 July 2025
He was ultimately replaced with one of the alternate jurors, who sat through the duration of the trial.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 30 June 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 23 Jul. 2025.
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