sit through

1. see sit out, def. 1.

Example Sentences

"If meeting the deadline is looking possible, people are prepared to sit through long hours - the longest I did was 24 hours," he recalls.

From BBC

He forced Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to sit through a jovial, not-quite-joking discussion of the Great White North as the 51st state.

From Salon

Former Tea Party Congressman Joe Walsh, a frequent critic of the president, said the embarrassing incident just last week when Trump made the President of South Africa sit through a presentation condemning his government by using manipulated photographs of murdered “white farmers” was yet a new low point.

From Salon

Moreno always chooses to try to win, in the name of fans whom he believes would not want to sit through a 100-loss season.

From Los Angeles Times

Nile Rodgers and Chic famously had to sit through 11 nominations before they were finally inducted in 2017.

From BBC

Related Words

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• experience 
• face 
• feel 
• go through 
• know 
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• sustain 
• tolerate 
• undergo 
• weather 
• withstand