linger over
Example Sentences
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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
But, questions linger over its margins on AI cloud infrastructure, and how it will live up to high expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
"I've had a few dark shadows linger over me and Duncan's always been there and so has Antony and so has Lee."
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
My mother doesn’t linger over housework, she’d rather be outside raking up leaves in the fall, shoveling snow in the winter, pulling weeds in the spring.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
