linger over

Example Sentences

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In the Starbucks drive-thru, I open Gi and linger over a poll about problem behaviors.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Susan Tomes invites us to return with new appreciation to the wonderful works of Chopin, Field and others—and to linger over the spell that night casts upon our imaginations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Even so, concerns linger over markets heading into this week’s slate of Big Tech earnings, when five companies comprising around a quarter of the S&P 500’s market value report results.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Despite getting into the shape of his career - weighing the lightest for 10 years - Whyte could not cut it with Itauma and questions linger over his future.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

My mother doesn’t linger over housework, she’d rather be outside raking up leaves in the fall, shoveling snow in the winter, pulling weeds in the spring.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood