languish for
Example Sentences
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Rendon was accused of letting the measure languish for hours before bringing it up for a vote, at which point it was too late for the Senate to finalize the measure before a midnight deadline.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023
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
They were but passing thoughts these, such as the best have when they languish for the means of bestowing good.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various
