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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Imagine having to sit through that grunt-fest and not even receiving an outcome. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 22 June 2026 One of the regular guests at those meetings described to me how Putin had trouble sitting through them. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 Anyone who has sat through management training will recognize the pattern. — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 My 3-year-old son is finally able to sit through a whole board game without getting, well, bored, and Candyland quickly became his go-to. — Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 16 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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