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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Also Link sits through a dinner with all the Shepherd women, which is a true feat of strength. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025 This is nail-biting stuff, agonizing to sit through. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025 On her wedding eve, Kate sat through two hours of intensive hair prep, including a wash, blow-dry and curl-setting. Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 Keya Nandi, 22, has applied for around 350 jobs, made countless networking calls and sat through scores of coffee chats over the past year. Michael Sasso, Fortune, 29 Sep. 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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