languishing

Example Sentences

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Swalwell’s exit from the race also may revive candidates who have been languishing in the midsection of recent opinion polls — former U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Now, languishing at the wrong end of League One, was their day of glory worth what followed?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Former DOJ prosecutors told ProPublica that they typically reviewed caseloads every six months with supervisors and that closing out languishing cases wouldn’t ordinarily be cause for concern.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Getting over the finish line, however, has been complicated, with EU states unable to agree and the idea languishing for years.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Or perhaps he was languishing in one of the black cells beneath the Red Keep, her letter still unsent.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin