languish

Example Sentences

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Others languish in Mexico with few resources and an uncertain path to legal status under Mexican law.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Without sustained and overwhelming pressure from both parties, a bill that clears the House could arrive in the Senate only to languish.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

He and FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday accused former FBI officials of letting the investigation languish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Prior to the earnings report, Jefferies analyst Brent Thill warned that Salesforce’s stock could continue to languish in the near term over AI concerns.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

The good come here as well as the wicked, and all of us languish in this gloom forever, with no hope of freedom, or joy, or sleep, or rest, or peace.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman