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Discover LudwigThe phrase "allowed to linger" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that is permitted to remain or stay in a particular state or place for a period of time.
Example: "The scent of the flowers was allowed to linger in the air long after they had been removed from the room."
Alternatives: "permitted to remain" or "allowed to stay."
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Quietly clashing dissonances were allowed to linger.
Trump's willful misreading was repeated, allowed to linger.
That is why such abuse had been allowed to linger so long.
Wilfred, who was still a mere 19, was not allowed to linger in hospital.
First-time visitors to Moscow can be surprised at how the snow and ice are often allowed to linger.
Babies who are allowed to linger in the womb are often healthier and do better in school.
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The longer a disorder is allowed to fester or linger, the more impairing it is and more difficult to treat.
Judge Daniels has allowed motions to linger in the past.
But after a few minutes, I allowed myself to linger.
Other courses allowed students to linger over the more frankly sensual properties of old books.
The small number of visitors that day allowed us to linger over its charms.
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