Example sentences for: linger

How can you use “linger” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Because cannabinoids can linger in the system for some time, few marijuana users experience anything approximating physical withdrawal if they stop smoking.

  • Take a breather, as Barcelonans do, sinking into a chair at a sidewalk table to linger over a drink and snack, read a newspaper, and people-watch.

  • Historic Palma can be seen in a day or two, though the plazas, cafés, restaurants, and bars may cause you to linger.

  • A corollary to this theory is that publishers don't want the world to see how small the unit sales are for even world-famous authors (they usually linger under 50,000)--it might make the whole industry seem a lot less glamorous.

  • With few facilities other than a couple of hotels and restaurants on the coach-tour circuit, it isn’t really a place to linger, unless the weather’s warm and you want to go swimming or sit on the rocks and contemplate the ocean.


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