languish for
Example Sentences
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Nathan Hochman had let the case languish for nearly his entire first year in office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The incarcerated population is rapidly aging as individuals convicted in their youth languish for decades under mandatory minimums.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2024
Yet unlike the Ukrainians, these refugees are forced to languish for years in inhumane, slum-like camps, while their children are denied schooling.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022
He and other labour activists allege that in many industrial accidents, cases languish for years while the accused are released on bail.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2022
The war would languish for lack of funds, through sheer inanition it would flicker out, and the money of the world would flow into the treasuries of America.
From Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo by Will Grefé
