lingers

Example Sentences

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If conflict lingers through the summer, it could add a full percentage point to inflation this year, according to analysts at LPL Financial.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The camera lingers on a boombox on a shelf as she sets out on a contemplative drive.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

If the conflict lingers, however, that could change, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

In his rare blend, which ages for four years, umami lingers, not saltiness, and the barrels’ microorganisms lend to the complex taste.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The others leave except for Gale, who lingers uncertainly by my side.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins