How to Use linger in a Sentence

linger

verb

• The tourists didn't linger very long.
• The idea lingered in their minds.
• The heat lingered long after the sun had gone down.
• The smell of her perfume lingered.
• He lingered in bed and missed breakfast.
• She lingered at the art exhibit.
• They lingered over coffee after dinner.
• These questions, whether fair or not, linger at the edges of the strike.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2022
• But those figures could dip as the air stays cool and the clouds linger.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
• On Sunday, the clouds are likely to linger much of the day.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
• The pain still lingers with Terrence Woods Sr., as well.
  — Kyani Reid, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2023
• This too is more a metaphor, & makes the grieving man a room to linger in or leave.
  — Mairead Small Staid, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2022
• As the talks lingered, tensions rose — and nerves set in.
  — Kristy Hutchings, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
• Not the best, mind you, but memories of this pair still linger.
  — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
• Right away, your hair should look and feel better, and the scent should linger all day too.
  — Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
• There was a ‘full circle’ air around us that still lingers.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 9 Jan. 2025
• It’s bottled at 110 proof, but the heat is tempered and does not linger.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2023
• The air was stagnant with the lingering, acrid smell of smoke, rot, and death.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• Uranus will linger near Venus but will be harder to spot.
  — Amudalat Ajasa, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
• Some of the same complaints that have trailed the iPhone for years still linger, and these are pricey devices.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2022
• Questions linger about how well the mandates will work and whether states will stick to the timelines.
  — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
• The 48-hour event wrapped up last night, but hardcore shoppers know that the deals linger for days to come.
  — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2022
• This light cedarwood scent smells great but doesn’t linger all day.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 10 Nov. 2022
• What kind of pop group was so willing to linger over death and taxes?
  — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2022
• Clouds may linger Saturday night with lows in the upper 30s to mid-40s.
  — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
• But first, don't let those leftovers linger around too long.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2022
• The overhang of the chaos of these past few years will linger long after Trump himself is gone.
  — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
• Plus there’s an ex-boyfriend, played by Ryan Vasquez, who lingers at the edges of Creel’s consciousness.
  — Vulture, 4 Dec. 2023
• Rodgers returned for the 2024 season and started every game last season despite lingering injuries to his hamstring, knee, and ankle.
  — Antwan Staley, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
• That reactor is now enveloped by a protective shelter to contain the lingering radiation.
  — Max Hunder and Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 2 Mar 2025