Refine this word faster
Linger
"Linger" in a Sentence (19 examples)
Fadil didn't linger in the area.
I think I'll just linger awhile.
"But linger thou, nor count thy lingering vain, / though comrades chide, and breezes woo the fleet. / Approach the prophetess; with prayer unchain / her voice to speak."
Make haste, and go ye up to my father, and say to him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of the whole land of Egypt; come down to me, linger not.
As soon as I arrived I made an attempt to find my host, but the two or three people of whom I asked his whereabouts stared at me in such an amazed way, and denied so vehemently any knowledge of his movements, that I slunk off in the direction of the cocktail table—the only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone.
With each glass, it becomes clearer Mazzaglia has shown these Americans how to eat and drink like Italians. They linger over the Tuscan reds and nibble on tomato-topped bruschette. Strangers this morning exchange email addresses and promise to keep in touch.
The saying reminds us that although pain may linger, time can bring comfort and healing.
Don't linger.
We didn't linger for him.
Impressions linger long after the moment.
Show 9 more sentences
Still more foole I ſhall appeare / By the time I linger here
His tone lingered in the air, almost like the tone of a musical instrument.
She lingered in the window until the windy sunset died in bat-colored dusk; then, going to bed, she lay sleepless all night.
Stars fading but I linger on, dear / Still craving your kiss / I'm longin' to linger till dawn, dear / Just saying this
It takes into account […] predictions of how long radioactive contaminants will linger in the soil and water near the nuclear facility.
Mrs. Clinton’s main opponent, Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described Democratic Socialist, has proved to be more formidable than most people, including Mrs. Clinton, anticipated. He has brought income inequality and the lingering pain of the middle class to center stage and pushed Mrs. Clinton a bit more to the left than she might have gone on economic issues.
He lingered through the day, and died that evening as the sun went down.
During his absence the queen fell ill, and after lingering for some time she died.
Trump doesn't linger on the poll.
See also for "linger"
Next best steps
Mini challenge
Unscramble this word: linger