languishing

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Languishing in 16th and on their joint-worst winless run of seven games following a 2-0 home defeat by West Ham, it begs the question just how much worse can things get for United?

From BBC • May 12, 2025

Languishing at 11th place in the conference, the Trojans recognize they fell well short of expectations that placed them second in the Pac-12 preseason media poll.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Languishing in a dreary job at a London law office, 27-year-old Robert Martineau dreamed of an adventure to banish his boredom and malaise.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2021

Languishing there was an untouched head of broccoli and a couple of droopy carrots that had lost their snap.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2021

Languishing in jail, still wearing his wool suit, Apollinaire was charged with the theft of the Mona Lisa.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day