languish for
Example Sentences
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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
In an unusual move, department supervisors let the request languish for two years before finally denying permission in August 2019, essentially ending the inquiry without fully conducting it.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2020
The British Public will remit large sums of money for the relief of the Chinese, and allow charitable institutions at home to languish for want of funds.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 1, 1872 by Various
