How to Use in limbo in a Sentence
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They were housed and fed, but their lives were still in limbo.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2023
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All of them are now waiting ashore in limbo.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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In the meantime, those stuck in limbo take things day by day.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
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The start of the plan’s second phase has been stuck in limbo for weeks.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2026
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The third film remains in limbo.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2025
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With the app’s future still in limbo, the clock is once again ticking.
—Oumou Fofana, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
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But the emergency aid is still in limbo.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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But being stuck in limbo also has costs.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
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Still others are stuck in limbo with no idea where or when they will be asked to report.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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This put Lindor’s case in limbo.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
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That leaves half a million people in limbo.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
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The plan to erase student loans, first announced last year, had been in limbo for months.
—Valeria Olivares, Dallas News, 30 June 2023
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Tonight's game features two teams somewhat in limbo.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
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This went on for a very long time, maybe two years, and all the while she was stuck in limbo, which drove her crazy.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
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And how much longer will the global economy be stuck in limbo?
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
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Coleman has asked for quick action, as students are in limbo for the fall.
—al, 16 Feb. 2023
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Most refugees remain in limbo, with no legal status and nowhere else to go.
—Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
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Some recent transmission projects have been stuck in limbo for close to two decades.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 19 May 2024
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Having a ready exit path for items means clutter doesn’t linger in limbo.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
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After their week of working and bonding, though, the project was in limbo for awhile.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
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Neither attempt panned out, leaving her in limbo for now.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
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But dozens of other earmarks requests are in limbo.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
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Even so, mosnodenvir remains in limbo.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
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That flight and the August mission to the space station are now in limbo.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
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That pause has left the lives of some who were in the process of seeking citizenship in limbo.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
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These requests come as the potential sale of the team remains in limbo.
—Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
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That sequel may still be in limbo, but Crazy Rich Asians lives on.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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But they are now caught in limbo as the first phase of the deal expired without the two sides agreeing on what’s next.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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Because Fischer's case is in limbo, he has not been tried yet.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
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Many of us were placed in limbo — paid but barred from working — while legal challenges made their way through the courts.
—Bushraa Khatib, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2025
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