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
From there, it was a long slog to the bottom of the depreciation curve, where cars would often languish for years, sometimes decades, before nostalgia-driven interest drove values up again.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022
Others are maimed, and many languish for so long they grow into women and are forgotten.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2021
But many of our men are weary and worn, and languish for repose.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp
