lingering in English

adjective
1
lasting for a long time or slow to end.
there are still some lingering doubts in my mind
verb
1
stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave.
she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine

Use "lingering" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "lingering" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "lingering", or refer to the context using the word "lingering" in the English Dictionary.

1. 26 The lingering illness crumpled him.

2. 8 The lingering illness crumpled him.

3. Fruity aroma, with a marked, lingering acidity.

4. 19 I dread a painful, lingering death.

5. 5 Mr Wilkins suffered a lingering death .

6. While the king’s servants were lingering, Ehud escaped.

7. 16 A lingering ear infection got him grounded.

8. 7 She gave him a long, lingering kiss.

9. More lingering looks were reserved for Anne Hopper.

10. Conyrine extracellular aphorised commandress late-lingering cleaverwort Rickie Antipragmatist phosgenes

11. 1 Any lingering hopes of winning the title soon disappeared.

12. This lingering visual impression is called an Afterimage.

13. Because of the lingering Aftereffects of the recession

14. 9 The patient is lingering out his life.

15. I started working out a lingering death for Basil.

16. 4 They stayed in the restaurant, lingering over coffee.

17. The credit crunch may also be having lingering effects.

18. This was no spot for photographs or for lingering.

19. They are but lingering shadows of a foolish girl.

20. 14 More lingering looks were reserved for Anne Hopper.

21. Conyrine extracellular Aphorised commandress late-lingering cleaverwort Rickie antipragmatist phosgenes

22. 18 I started working out a lingering death for Basil.

23. With dappled shadow of trees and lingering sound of cicada.

24. Afterimage A flash of light prints a lingering image in your eye

25. 24 I started working out a lingering death for Basil.

26. 15 This must be a lingering effect of the ginseng.

27. 6 The beautiful music is still lingering in my ears.

28. He's lingering on his biceps like he's caressing Goehring's body.

29. 13 Unemployment and lingering disease cooperated to make his family broken.

30. In the mouth, the wine is fresh and fruity, with a lingering aftertaste.

31. 27 She's says she's stopped seeing him, but I still have lingering doubts.

32. Rat, lingering, looked long and doubtfully at certain hoof - marks deep in the sward.

33. These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery.

34. 29 Instead the planners condemned many villages to long, slow, lingering decline.

35. 17 But, his hand still lingering[Sentencedict.com],(www.Sentencedict.com) he was straightening up.

36. 21 What will be the lingering images of the Sydney Olympic Games?

37. 12 He surprised all the doctors by lingering on for several weeks.

38. But whether provoked by fresh anger, frustration or lingering feelings of bitterness, Badmouthing …

39. Anyway, Apologies for the lengthiness of this reply, but the sense of nostalgia is lingering

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41. 23 Even in the parish churches it is heard lingering among the faithful.

42. 3 These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery.

43. 26 These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery.

44. Save for the pudding, the dishes were extremely salty and had odd, lingering Aftertastes

45. 30 For years, Mexico's primary feeling toward the US was one of lingering resentment.

46. IRS Acquiesces in Walton But Niobe Acquiesces with a pair of lingering, close-up lip locks.

47. Over time, I learned that they harbored lingering resentment toward me and the Church.

48. She walked slowly down the gangway, her eyes lingering on the treasures she passed.

49. Synonyms for Cunctation include delay, dawdling, lingering, hesitation, loitering, procrastination, stalling, wavering, dallying and dithering

50. 10 The defeat ends any lingering hopes she might have had of winning the championship.