sit through
Example Sentences
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I’m glad people prove they can sit through a movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The next time I sit through another auditory gauntlet on the number 29, I will keep that in mind.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The weather has already had an impact: France was forced to sit through a two-hour storm delay during its group-phase match against Iraq.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
A big driver is the introduction of leveraged, single-firm ETFs, so risky that the government requires would-be investors to first sit through hours of instruction and take an eight-question exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
We sit through an overly sentimental video about "huddled masses" and listen to a bulky soprano belt out the words to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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