linger
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Vance let the chant linger briefly before waving it away.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Watching the evening stretch itself out, people linger by the door, start another conversation, promise to leave after one more song, and somehow find themselves still there 20 minutes later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
But questions about executing a difficult turnaround will linger over the stock, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
There are coffee drinks, mocktails, optional infusions, DJs on the weekends and a back patio where friends gather to play cards, talk and linger.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The pinks and oranges can linger for close to an hour.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
As attendees make their way out of the venue, excitement lingers through the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The attack still lingers in metro Detroit’s close-knit Jewish community, which is centered on Moss’ congressional district.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Amid the mania, the question lingers: What the heck is this crazy lure supposed to be?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"But there's also a surprising amount of heart – of the warm, still-beating kind – as it lingers on the faces of its fallen," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
He lingers a few feet away from me until Quinn screams, “Jonah! Free swim is over in forty-five minutes!”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
After the memorial service, El-Sayed lingered for a bit to shake the hands of people in attendance.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Across the bay the yachts of the city’s rich lingered motionless all summer, never seeming to arrive or depart.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
They added that investors’ concerns regarding inflation and the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decisions have stubbornly lingered, also providing a headwind for equities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
In this case, the shark — which Gauna believes to be a roughly 9-foot juvenile — lingered within arm’s length of the swimmer, circling him several times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Thorn and Valley lingered near her, and Seven could almost feel the nervous energy coming from their direction.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
"Before his death, my uncle... had endured displacement, poverty, imprisonment and loss," Ajila told AFP, decrying the lingering danger from "houses on the verge of collapse".
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The eurozone’s adjusted trade surplus widened in July, signaling a boost to the economy from trade at the start of the third quarter despite lingering geopolitical uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Instead of lingering for weeks, it traveled upward and erupted within a matter of hours.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The country's coast guard says more bodies remain on the boat, which they were unable to board until Friday due to toxic fumes and lingering heat.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Now the sweet, lingering memory of it soured into poison on my tongue.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
Vocabulary lists containing linger
The Diary of Anne Frank
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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