have lingered
- present perfect of linger.
Example Sentences
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Many of their court cases have lingered unresolved for years, reinforcing the sense their concerns are ignored.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Yet elevated price increases have lingered, wearing down shoppers and frustrating policymakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Study co author Professor Chris Kirkland, also from Curtin's Timescales of Mineral Systems Group, said the research highlights how modern geochemical techniques can help resolve historical mysteries that have lingered for decades.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026
The abruptness of the reversal in Mizuhara’s account — that he stole from Ohtani — raised doubts about his new story at the time, some of which have lingered, the experts say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
It ends, ‘We have lingered in the chambers of the sea / By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown / Till human voices wake us, and we drown.’
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
