How to Use linger in a Sentence

linger

verb
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  • In the meantime, in the months since the crash, effects have lingered for Helmer and his family.
    — Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
  • The night didn’t linger too long; the athletes had to get themselves to bed, and the spectators needed energy to cheer them on.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 28 July 2024
  • There’s also the lingering question over how much money the church must contribute.
    — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
  • No exhaust fumes lingered in the air, and exhibitionists did not have to worry about running out of gas in the middle of the event.
    — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
  • The geomagnetic storm's effects (which aren't all as pretty as the northern lights) are likely to linger through the weekend.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
  • The diner-style dining room is simple yet comfortable enough to linger for dessert, which may be a tart meringue pie one day and buttermilk panna cotta the next.
    — Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
  • While these horrific conditions at Indigenous boarding schools may be gone, their effects linger.
    — Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
  • But the musical numbers are propulsive and hook-laden, lingering in your head and giving a defiant bounce to your step long after the credits have rolled.
    — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The under-the-radar fishing town has long been blessed with wild beaches, rocky ocean vistas, and an easygoing surf scene, but a crop of openings has turned it into a place to linger awhile.
    — Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2024
  • Showers and thunderstorms are expected to linger in the evening, with isolated severe storms and heavy downpours possible.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
  • Whatever the motivation, what lingers is an urge to question reality.
    — Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 20 May 2024
  • While the El Niño conditions are fading, the warming effects are expected to linger for months, according to scientists.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 May 2024
  • Neither issue prevented voters from casting ballots, but the problems played into lingering mistrust of the electoral system.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
  • Nine months since he was toppled in one of the coups that have recently wracked West Africa, Mohamed Bazoum is lingering in detention with no end in sight.
    — Elian Peltier, New York Times, 4 May 2024
  • But the longer that H5N1 is able to linger in cows, the greater the likelihood that some strains will adapt and become better at spreading between mammals, humans included.
    — Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
  • Imagine waking up in a dimmed bedroom, lured out of bed by the rich aroma of coffee beans lingering in the air, opening the curtains, and witnessing the world turn into a snowy kingdom, a true winter wonderland.
    — Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
  • But those figures could dip as the air stays cool and the clouds linger.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The pain still lingers with Terrence Woods Sr., as well.
    — Kyani Reid, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Not the best, mind you, but memories of this pair still linger.
    — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • It’s bottled at 110 proof, but the heat is tempered and does not linger.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The air was stagnant with the lingering, acrid smell of smoke, rot, and death.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Questions linger about how well the mandates will work and whether states will stick to the timelines.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Clouds may linger Saturday night with lows in the upper 30s to mid-40s.
    — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Plus there’s an ex-boyfriend, played by Ryan Vasquez, who lingers at the edges of Creel’s consciousness.
    — Vulture, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The friction between Green and Poole lingered over the season.
    — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 22 June 2023
  • Temperatures should linger in the low 60s for much of the week for the majority of the Bay Area.
    — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Plush tannins coat the tongue and gums while spice notes linger into a lengthy finish.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Sitake was on board, but the question lingered about how the team wanted to be presented to the world.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • If dirt lingers, fill it with 1/3 part vinegar and 2/3 part water and let soak, then pour out.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • In the weeks that followed, the physical pain lingered.
    — Marisa Renee Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2023

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