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Recent Examples of linger But the effects lingered in American airports until Wednesday. Simón Posada, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025 The camera lingers during these moments — made wistful by the music of wind caressing the tree leaves, and by Vikas Urs’ gorgeous landscape cinematography — as the actors pore over each word, pause and emotion. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025 Plan to linger over natural wine and a mix of market-fresh plates as the music slowly shifts, turning the venue into a bit more of a party as the day goes on. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 Although some investors were wary (and snobbery toward jukebox musicals still lingered), Swept Away managed to raise $14.5 million from investors. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for linger 
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Verb
  • President Donald Trump delayed ending the trade loophole that allows low-value packages to arrive duty-free from China on Friday, meaning the products can continue to enter the U.S. without tariffs—for now.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Louisiana physicians are also delaying treatment of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy out of fear of breaking the law.
    Kerry Meagher, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack went crawling back to Bliss.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Did your skin start crawling off your body in secondhand embarrassment as Mark and Helly just kind of wobbled around in that hallway almost kissing for almost 40 damn seconds?
    Brian Grubb, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes then use the handle end of a wooden spoon to poke holes about 1 1/2 inches apart all the way through the cake.
    Bev Barrett, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Even Belichick's former New England Patriots players poked fun at his relationship during The Roast of Tom Brady in May 2024.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • By the seventh minute, Firefighters Montalbano and Aquilina had dragged him out from beneath the train without waiting for the electricity to be turned off.
    Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The relationship between Misty and their boyfriend, who does not do drag, is sweet.
    Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, numerous Chelsea sequences of possession ended with Jadon Sancho or Pedro Neto clipping crosses towards no one in particular with Nkunku, Palmer — or both — loitering just outside the Brighton penalty area.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
  • As an undercover policeman, his job is to loiter near the men’s bathroom at the local shopping mall and seduce passing trade into committing acts of what his superiors would call gross indecency.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Customers can dock their boats on the Intracoastal, across A1A from the Atlantic Ocean, and stroll inside the 29,912-square-foot store to shop, Willis said in December.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
  • This one’s for the partner who loves identifying birds on your hikes and strolls around town.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Linger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linger. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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