lingering

Example Sentences

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A lingering Achilles tendon injury has led Tuchel to manage his minutes carefully, but he is first choice.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Activity has in part been stoked by the run of record highs for Toronto stock indexes and a recovery in investor and business confidence, despite lingering concerns about trade between Canada and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

While spending by wealthier shoppers helps mask what’s going on for the bulk of consumers, there are lingering worries about the sector overall in the face of inflation, especially elevated fuel prices.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Recently, I stirred a packet into an “odds and ends” vegetable skillet assembled from whatever happened to be lingering in the refrigerator.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Soon the sun will set and night will fall swiftly, no lingering dusk as in the States.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez