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.

Examples of sit through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The historic nature of the trial -- the first time in nearly 150 years that a Cabinet secretary was impeached -- contrasted with the almost routine feel of the proceedings after senators have sat through two previous impeachment trials against former President Donald Trump in 2020 and 2021. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024

After a long two days of court naps and having to sit through mean memes, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to throw a tantrum. —Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2024

The setup of the doc is fascinating: Belichick sat for interviews with all the enthusiasm of his friend Donald Trump sitting through an E. Jean Carroll hearing. —Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024

Walsh had a fierce devotion to detail and a photographic memory that gave him the ability to sit through hours of court hearings taking notes only sparingly, then reproduce lengthy — and accurate — quotes for his stories. —Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024

Each sat through a scene in all its edges and color, hyperreal to surreal, and walked on. —Sophie Yun Mancini, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024

All 17 jurors have sat through the entire trial, not knowing who will be excused at the end as an alternate. —Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2024

The 18 dogs that were able to sit through at least 10 trials were included in the analysis. —Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024

The Oscars has always been a tricky proposition in Europe, in large part due to the eight-hour time difference with L.A., meaning viewers who want to sit through the entire ceremony usually need to stay up until the early hours of Monday morning. —K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024