sit through

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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As the academic school year is set to kick off, Terri Bresnahan was already sitting through meetings Tuesday afternoon preparing to welcome students back on their first day. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Free-tier users often sit through both Spotify's ads and the publisher's. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Eric Dubin, a young attorney representing Bakley’s four children in a civil suit against the actor, sat through the criminal trial and took careful notes. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Movie goers will be able to sit through two films a day — all the participating cinemas will run the same sequence of films for the whole period, which may be extended if the heat wave continues. — CNN Money, 23 July 2026 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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