lingering

Example Sentences

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In fact, it’s often better when made from the odds and ends already lingering around your kitchen.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The seventh seed has struggled with lingering knee tendinitis throughout the season, with a defeat by Alexei Popyrin at last week's Geneva Open his first match since March.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Earlier this month, Busch had complained of a lingering, substantial cough, radioing his team to ask for the aid of a doctor after a race.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The challenge is timing and precision: removing the harmful lingering cells without disrupting the useful early repair signals.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

From the doorway a searchlight swept the room, lingering on blocks where anything stirred.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom