languished

Example Sentences

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It languished on broadcast TV before landing on Peacock, which patiently spent years nurturing the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Their stocks have languished this year, because there aren’t clear rules in PJM about how the companies can sell their power to tech companies, who want it for their data centers.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Meta’s stock has languished recently as concern grows over its spending on AI, leaving it unusually cheap.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Instead of celebrating Boston’s 18th championship, Smart languished between injuries and irrelevancy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Out of sight, Francis Gary Powers languished in a small cell measuring eight by fifteen feet, deep inside Lubyanka Prison in central Moscow.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau