Sentence examples for lingering in order from inspiring English sources

Heavily overweight, she was trying and failing to squeeze between two tables – crammed, as they invariably are in McDonald's, close enough together to discourage lingering – in order to sit down.

At over $700 a night, I wasn't about to spend more than a night here, but I didn't really need to linger in order to get the idea.

Mike Huckabee is apparently lingering in the race in order to convince McCain to pick him as his VP, but if McCain does that he'll once again show just how out of touch he is with his base.

Even Mr. Daft's decision to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit against the company, one his highest priorities since becoming chief executive, stemmed from his desire to rid the company of lingering distractions in order to concentrate on selling more soda.

It is important to tackle history's enduring questions, examining the evidence behind each and dispelling lingering myths in order to explore the interplay of history and science to uncover how facts and falsehoods vie for belief.

But the narrative has to move forward, and part and parcel of that movement is to resolve lingering storylines in order to explore new ones... heartbreaking at times, but necessary.

It has always been the case that, when Jayne and I call it a day, she goes upstairs while I linger downstairs in order to lock up, switch off the lights, perform a visual sweep, and generally satisfy myself that everything is shipshape and we can safely bed down.

Enough lingering in the past.

Guests lingering in the galleries.

But their parents are lingering in the background.

Children, lingering in the chilly surf.