sit through
Example Sentences
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They would sit through hours of proceedings until a clerk directed them to exit the courtroom, with little to no clarification on what happened in their case.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 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
“From the bottom of my heart, I hope none of you have to ever sit through something like that.”
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
Naomi wiped her hands on her apron and lowered herself into a kitchen chair, wishing for Henry to be at work so she didn’t have to sit through a meal with him.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
