Sentence examples for lingers threatening from inspiring English sources

But in urban areas especially, lead from the bad old days lingers, threatening to cause illness and brain damage in anyone who inhales or ingests it.

Garris recalled that while shooting in New South Wales, Australia, Jolie sought a miracle when a lingering storm threatened to disrupt a critical scene.

The sun lingered on the horizon, threatening to burst the black.

The Jazz lingered from there, never threatening but never quite going away, and closed to within 99-94 on two free throws by Carlos Boozer with 5 58.

The oil lingers, just beneath the surface, threatening wildlife and transforming the lives of area residents.

That hack was sophisticated, intentional, and enormously damaging, causing $35 million in digital damage, smearing showbiz muckety mucks, and briefly holding a movie release hostage and leading to a lingering debate that threatens to soften Hollywood's ability to satirize a tangible blow to free speech.

Also threatening the deal is Armenia's lingering fight with Azerbaijan, its neighbor and a close ally of Turkey, over a breakaway Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan.

DENVER — The stiffness in Carmelo Anthony's right knee lingered through another day, another flight and another city, threatening to put a crimp in his anticipated homecoming.

The slump was more serious than that, threatening to swallow the Yankees' dynasty whole when it lingered into the early days of the playoffs.

Boarded-up businesses attested to the lingering effects of the recession; now George Osborne's version of "drastic economy" was on its way, threatening a second blow.

Is it threatened or threatening?