linger

Example Sentences

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Finally, I always linger by the discount produce section, where mesh bags of slightly bruised or cosmetically wonky fruits and vegetables wait in cheerful little piles.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

You can linger at a bar, coffee shop or the park, but when you’re done eating, the restaurant will eventually need its table back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The pair of videos prompted her Democratic rivals in the gubernatorial race to question Porter’s temperament, a criticism that has continued to linger during debates and throughout the hotly contested campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

There was no mass pitch invasion at the final whistle, while home fans did not linger.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The house was always quietest now, when he could linger over nothing, with the lunch dishes in the sink and dinner far off and the kitchen bathed in incandescent sunlight.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie