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

The pickle juice lingering in a jar long after the pickles are gone.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Still, oil prices held their recent losses amid lingering optimism a deal will be struck and the Strait of Hormuz -- through which a fifth of global oil usually passes -- will reopen.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Though the lingering dust always made Ophie sneeze, there was something nice about having her own little hidey-hole at Daffodil Manor.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland