lingering

IPA: ɫˈɪŋgɝɪŋ

Examples of "lingering" in Sentences

He leaves the phrase lingering there as I ponder it.
The question I have lingering is ... why did * I* stay?
I have a wee bit of prissiness still lingering from a childhood of parochial schooling.
But those shouldn't blind investors to the other risk still lingering from the credit bust: how much bank assets are really worth.
“Oh, well, a lingering disease,” Charmian said, placing the emphasis on the word lingering, as though she meant it was Thea who lingered, not the disease.
Profit fell 18%, to $2.1 billion, as GE set aside $1.1 billion to cover liabilities still lingering from a now-divested consumer finance business in Japan.
Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, said his group is working diligently on what he described as a lingering threat to the international community.
*** Conglomerates General Electric 's profit fell 18%, to $2.1 billion, as the Connecticut-based conglomerate set aside $1.1 billion to cover liabilities still lingering from a now-divested consumer finance business in Japan.
“Coastal erosion and hurricane protection are two of the most pressing issues faced by south Louisiana, and bureaucratic foot-dragging leaves in lingering jeopardy both our coast and the safety of the millions of Louisianians living there.”