Examples of 'lingers' in a sentence
Meaning of "lingers"
to remain or stay in a place longer than necessary or expected. This verb is often used to describe someone taking more time than usual to leave a place or to delay their departure
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- third-person singular simple present indicative form of linger
- plural of Linger
How to use "lingers" in a sentence
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It lingers in the oppressive policies of foreign regimes.
The power of a man lingers in his bones.
And lingers before it reaches the shore.
The echo still lingers in these walls.
It lingers in the impressive policies of foreign regimes.
The aroma sort of lingers a little bit.
It lingers but a short while before moving on.
Your love just lingers in your fantasy.
It lingers in some aspect of our politics today.
The darkness lingers into the light.
It lingers in it because its protagonist gets stuck in it.
But the music lingers on deep inside.
It lingers in the memory of that particular audience.
The taste that lingers after a puff.
Odor lingers and it migrates and transfers.
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Natural purity that lingers in the memory.
Which lingers for a long time afterwards.
Our musk still lingers in the car.
That lingers in the mind for awhile.
Meanwhile the nation lingers in political limbo.
Who lingers in the shadows of the past.
The scent of death still lingers here.
My heart still lingers on that night street.
And yet the memory of him lingers on.
Its power lingers with you still.
Show me where she squeezes and lingers.
The statement lingers in the space between us.
The love is gone but the memory lingers.
The silence lingers until it becomes heavy.
His smell and his spirit lingers on.
The camera lingers lovingly on the dancers.
The disgrace of excommunication from it yet lingers.
Its flavor lingers for a long time.
Although the smell of livestock really lingers.
Limbo lingers between heaven and hell.
Yours is the scent that lingers on my breath.
Nostalgia lingers in every corner of the hotel.
This superstition still lingers on among them.
The pain of that disappointment still lingers.
The camera lingers on their lifeless faces.
The hill where mist still lingers.
This sensation lingers longer than usual.
In soups and stews this foulness lingers.
The smell lingers all day long.
The film is built on images that lingers.
Light bitterness that lingers on the tongue.
The echoing of the blasts still lingers.
This concept lingers on and is still relevant today.
You are the shadow that lingers in my dream.
It lingers in the trenches for days.
