lingerer
Example Sentences
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As he left the neighborhood, his van packed with the living, other lingerers came out into the streets, asking him when he would return so they could finally leave this ghost town behind.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2022
A handful of lingerers subtly moved toward the outer lanes and paced slowly backward.
From Slate • Nov. 25, 2014
After a half century in the radio and television business, he is the face of showbiz longevity, though there are other lingerers like Andy Rooney or Richard Simmons, who is just too old for shorts.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2010
These lingerers were more than tourists, more than guests.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the square there came the shouts of many lingerers, making merry in the tail of the great day according to their desire.
From Captivating Mary Carstairs by Crosby, Raymond Moreau
