languish for
Example Sentences
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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
From there, it was a long slog to the bottom of the depreciation curve, where cars would often languish for years, sometimes decades, before nostalgia-driven interest drove values up again.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022
Since you were busy and let your own messages languish for a few days, you can assume there’s a decent chance the same is true for him.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2020
If still you languish for an author's name, Think private merit less than public fame, And fancy not to write is not to live; Deserve, and take, the great prerogative.
From The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 by Young, Edward
