lingering

Example Sentences

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Office worker Dinh Tung is among them, and says he misses lingering with colleagues at tables that spilled into the street.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Recently, I stirred a packet into an “odds and ends” vegetable skillet assembled from whatever happened to be lingering in the refrigerator.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The average length of unemployment has been lingering near six months.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Southern California residents should give nesting birds plenty of space and avoid lingering near nest sites, the post said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

But except for some blistered hands, stinging eyes, and lingering coughs, no one was badly hurt.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate