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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Shoah Year: 1985 Running time: 9 hours 26 minutes
Director: Claude Lanzmann
For multiple reasons, Shoah is probably the hardest film on this list to sit through.
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Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
But that doesn't mean sitting through a bad year is any better of a feeling.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Would enough people sit through The Brutalist's 3.5-hour-plus runtime to vote for it?
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Turner sat through his confirmation hearing this week.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
But that doesn't mean sitting through a bad year is any better of a feeling.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Would enough people sit through The Brutalist's 3.5-hour-plus runtime to vote for it?
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Turner sat through his confirmation hearing this week.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Sit through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20through. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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