linger
Example Sentences
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He turned in anger to fourth official David Webb after only eight minutes when Arsenal lingered over a throw-in.
From BBC
I wondered, worried, that the same thing awaited me, and when I lingered on the worry, I could feel my gut rise toward my throat.
“If the Iran situation lingers, it will preoccupy more and more of Congress’ time,” said Stifel Chief Washington Strategist Brian Gardner.
From Barron's
Warner still has $33.5 billion in debt, a lingering legacy that will be passed on to Paramount.
From Los Angeles Times
This slim, powerful novel could be spoiled by too much information, but lingering too long on the 60-something narrator’s encounter with a teenager that makes her remember her own teenaged self — seems too simple.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
