linger

Example Sentences

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I linger in bed for about half an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Union representatives are warning that airport lines could linger for weeks as TSA agents stay off the job until they are paid.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Idle has for more than a decade been largely estranged from his former collaborators, but said he prefers not to linger on that fact.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

It may be a bit more of a struggle for some Irish Sea coasts where fog could linger into Saturday afternoon.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The pinks and oranges can linger for close to an hour.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila