- present tense form of linger (3rd person singular).
lingers
Example Sentences
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Yet the image of the male Viking warrior stubbornly lingers, drawing crowds while also haunting the galleries like a restless specter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
As the question lingers as to how Fortune died, petitions online signed by tens of thousands of people have called for more transparency, and members of US Congress have asked for federal intervention.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
For all the sore glutes and calves, what lingers most is the appeal of turning this into a weekend ritual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
U.S. natural gas futures settled at their highest level in a month as hot weather lingers into late August and early September, maintaining high power-sector demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He lingers over nothing at first, but in the kitchen he pauses.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
