languished
Example Sentences
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He languished with Memphis and Washington after consistently contributing to playoff runs with Boston.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
His Palm Beach compound languished for six years and required $22 million in price cuts before it was sold, while his sprawling Oyster Bay compound on Long Island was recently taken off the market.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
The potential of iron-nitride magnets was discovered in the 1950s, but the technology languished for decades because it was hard to create enough magnetic material at scale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
At the time of the bid, Ackman promised to turn around Universal's share price, which he said had "languished" due to financial issues not related to the performance of its music business.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
All of its members, not just those like Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton with famously impoverished origins, would have languished in obscurity in England or France.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
