Sentence examples for had lingered for from inspiring English sources

Grigory had lingered for weeks.

The anger over that move had lingered for the last several days.

Mr. Sanders had lingered for about 40 hours in critical condition.

Bruce Dial, a former federal mine inspector, said it was possible that the minors had encountered carbon monoxide that had lingered for years from previous mining operations.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and legislative Democrats characterize the session that is scheduled to end at midnight Wednesday as one in which tough and balanced decisions were made on fiscal and job-creation issues while social issues that had lingered for many years were addressed.

"They tell me, 'I'm only here because my wife made me.' " At my recent checkup, I had suspected an asymmetrical red mark on my shin, nearly the size of a dime with irregular borders, that had lingered for months, no matter how hard I'd stared at it.

The question has lingered for years.

But bad blood and embarrassing headlines have lingered for months.

Where is it?" A Jane Grey cult has lingered for centuries.

"I am deeply sorry that impression and slight has lingered for 23 years".

The postponement seemed bound to lengthen the period of suspense that has lingered for days.