languish for
Example Sentences
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Yet unlike the Ukrainians, these refugees are forced to languish for years in inhumane, slum-like camps, while their children are denied schooling.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022
He and other labour activists allege that in many industrial accidents, cases languish for years while the accused are released on bail.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2022
Others are maimed, and many languish for so long they grow into women and are forgotten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
Students need help as soon as possible, and an expanded E-Rate could easily get more students online next semester through school and library programs that will otherwise languish for lack of funding.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2020
I would rather end my days in poverty than languish for ever behind a counter.
From The Choice of Life by Leblanc, Georgette
