Example Sentences

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International observers say the satellite appears to be under control, but there is lingering debate over whether it sent any transmissions.

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2023

With all the trucks in the area, he said it feels like more vehicle exhaust is lingering in the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

"Absolutely everything feels like a reference," he noted, "and if you don't get why the camera is lingering on a background character or drawing or piece of technology, a bigger fan surely will."

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023

The annual rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index, which exceeded 8 percent for a time last year, is lingering near 6 percent.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

My heart is lingering somewhere in the deepest part of Dray’s underworld, and from this point on, I will have to claw my way out.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi