languishing

Example Sentences

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Bloom, meanwhile, was languishing below its 2018 IPO price at the end of May last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

They have been languishing in highly-guarded camps since the group lost its territorial control in Syria after a years-long military campaign by the US-led coalition and local allies.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Yoon's wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee, is also languishing in prison for unrelated corruption crimes.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

She slipped treats to the dogs languishing under Palm Springs-style misting dispensers while volunteers read to them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The ship slid by for what seemed like a mile, a mile of high, black canyon wall, a mile of castle fortification with not a single sentinel to notice us languishing in the moat.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel