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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Expand All The prosecutor in YNW Melly’s murder case, days into first rounds of jury selection, requested that the South Florida rapper’s mother be barred from sitting through the retrial.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
After straining his left hamstring in last week’s opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Curry is expected to sit through at least Game 5 on Wednesday night.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2025
For 10 games in 11 days, the Guardians took a series from the Yankees, suffered consecutive drubbings against the Red Sox and Twins, had position players pitch on back-to-back days, sat through a three-hour, rain-free rain delay and cycled through a slew of relievers.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Lillian says the thought of sitting through another trial in the case, after a jury deadlocked at an initial trial in 2022, led her to accept the settlement.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
After straining his left hamstring in last week’s opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Curry is expected to sit through at least Game 5 on Wednesday night.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2025
For 10 games in 11 days, the Guardians took a series from the Yankees, suffered consecutive drubbings against the Red Sox and Twins, had position players pitch on back-to-back days, sat through a three-hour, rain-free rain delay and cycled through a slew of relievers.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Lillian says the thought of sitting through another trial in the case, after a jury deadlocked at an initial trial in 2022, led her to accept the settlement.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Sit through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20through. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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