languishing

Example Sentences

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The American historian then announces that she has found the prized volume languishing in a monastery archive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Swalwell’s exit from the race also may revive candidates who have been languishing in the midsection of recent opinion polls — former U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Now, languishing at the wrong end of League One, was their day of glory worth what followed?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Former DOJ prosecutors told ProPublica that they typically reviewed caseloads every six months with supervisors and that closing out languishing cases wouldn’t ordinarily be cause for concern.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

At present, Mulch was languishing in a stone-walled cell in LEP Central.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer