as in to delay
to move or act slowly
since they were charging by the hour, the house painters lingered in finishing up their work
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Recent Examples of linger
Lisa seemed grateful to linger.
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, forcing the audience to linger in his mania adds very little to the story overall.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, despite the trauma-thirsty embrace of Luke’s story from the media, the music lingered.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Honest heart-to-heart conversations can help bridge emotional gaps that have lingered too long.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, forcing the audience to linger in his mania adds very little to the story overall.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, despite the trauma-thirsty embrace of Luke’s story from the media, the music lingered.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Honest heart-to-heart conversations can help bridge emotional gaps that have lingered too long.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for linger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linger
Verb
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A day earlier, flights were delayed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, New Jersey’s Newark airport and Washington’s Reagan National Airport because of air traffic controller shortages.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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His discharge has been delayed due to his father’s detention.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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But as the stalemate has dragged on, some Democrats have been looking for a way out.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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Big bitcoin holders appear to be selling their tokens, threatening to drag the cryptocurrency deeper into the red, according to Citigroup.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Amazon has already taken steps in recent months to prevent external AI agents from crawling its website, including those developed by OpenAI, Google and Meta.—
Ashley Capoot,Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Vogue's Anna Wintour playfully poked fun at Rocky's daughter being his namesake in her introduction to the rapper, 37.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sad and Beautiful World finds Mavis, 86, exploring, rediscovering, and poking holes at her lifetime of righteous optimism.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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The train has plenty of places to loiter — the lounge, the dining car and the restaurant car — great for mixing with fellow guests or to pretend to read a book while drinking something.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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There were times when Drew came home from meetings with the city council, the clinic board of trustees, or even a trial and found Jocko loitering around, kicking his Hacky Sack as part of his never-ending fitness program.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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When the door opens, Bear strolls in, his front leg covered in paint—clear evidence of his accidental mischief.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In fact, the pergola quickly became a popular place to stroll and to be seen.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Linger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linger. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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