lingers

Example Sentences

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The gloriously confident Eden and the tormented Don seek clashing versions of artistic success, and when both eventually arrive there, the clash resounds and lingers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

He lingers a little longer, turns, and trudges off, dissolving into the darkness.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak