Sentence examples for to linger from inspiring English sources

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Dictionary

to linger

verb

To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so; to loiter.

synonyms

Exact(55)

I decided to linger.

The New Yorker

There's little time to linger.

Independent

Reasons, that is, to linger.

The New Yorker

People are encouraged to linger.

The New York Times - Travel

Guests tend to linger.

The New York Times - Food

Another reason to linger.

The New York Times - Food

It seemed to linger over its subject.

Independent

Others were chatty and willing to linger.

The New York Times - Sports

This is food to linger over.

The New York Times

"That issue is going to linger".

The New York Times

But uncertainty is likely to linger.

The New York Times

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