linger over
Example Sentences
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Just as you’ll be glad to linger over Ms. Morris’s vivid watercolors, many of them on backgrounds of gold leaf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In the Starbucks drive-thru, I open Gi and linger over a poll about problem behaviors.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Even so, concerns linger over markets heading into this week’s slate of Big Tech earnings, when five companies comprising around a quarter of the S&P 500’s market value report results.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
Fra’ Mani Salami Trio – There’s salami for quick sandwiches, and then there’s salami you linger over.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
She leaned over my shoulder as she turned the stiff pages, looking for a certain picture but pausing to linger over others, her voice tinged with dreamy nostalgia.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
