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
Defense attorneys had said that prosecutors were taking too long to turn over crucial facts, leaving defendants to languish for months awaiting trial.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2022
Since you were busy and let your own messages languish for a few days, you can assume there’s a decent chance the same is true for him.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2020
Their opponents were wiser; for they not only measured accurately the indignation of the French by their own, but they took good care that it should not languish for want of encouragement.
From James Madison by Gay, Sydney Howard
