Sentence examples for time linger from inspiring English sources

But residues of that contentious time linger.

Politics amplified a linguistic divide between Iraqi Kurdistan's east and west, sparking a fratricidal war from 1994 to 1997.Tensions from that time linger, along with complaints of greed and nepotism in the two ruling parties that dominate the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

It blooms for a very long time, lingering long after other flowers shed their petals.

It has brontosaurus-size articulated buses, often two at a time, lingering at a bus stop.

One advantage of eating at this level is that you do spend expansive amounts of time lingering over meals.

The music opened onto one glorious vista after another, each time lingering just long enough for the next summit to appear.

Spend too much time lingering over its photographs, and you'll never be able to go back to lady's-mantle and hollyhocks.

The episode infuriated many people, especially since William Catacosinos, chairman of Lilco, the island's electric utility at the time, lingered on vacation in Italy.

Unfortunately the film spends far too much time lingering on his eccentricities than it does addressing his repeatedly ignored attempts to alert regulation authorities of Mr Madoff's cunning.

Brad Mehldau Trio The Art of the Trio, Vol 4 Back at the Vanguard (1999) This live recording sees pianist Mehldau shake off comparisons to Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett as he seems to bend space and time, lingering on phrases and riffs that amuse him.

There are ways of appreciating both aspects of these splendid works of ceramic art -- that is, if you are prepared to spend time lingering over the wall texts written by Christa Clarke, the exhibition's curator.