languish

Example Sentences

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In the past week both Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt lost to Spurs, who are languishing in 14th in the Premier League.

From BBC

The dip is nothing fancy: Greek yogurt, a squeeze of lemon, a swirl of miso and whatever herbs happen to be languishing in the fridge — usually dill and parsley.

From Salon

A civic legislative proposal, calling for a mass migrant regularisation, received the support of around 700,000 people but had been languishing in parliament.

From BBC

That defence did not spare Suu Kyi, 80, from military detention, where she has languished since the military coup five years ago.

From Barron's

More than 22,000 people are languishing in junta jails, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners monitoring group.

From Barron's