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linger over

VERB
  1. delay

How To Use linger over In A Sentence

  • Thus he prints extracts from the lubricious examination of Monica Lewinsky by Kenneth W. Starr and pairs them with extracts from Fournier's interrogation of the villagers of Montaillou to demonstrate "the same attention to mundane social interaction," the same "pains to document the precise geography and chronology of illicit relations," and the same tendency to "linger over the use of unusual sexual aids. Inquiring Minds Wanted to Know—or Else
  • Staying at the Decoplage apartment, they would wake early for breakfast at the Van Dyke Cafe, work out at Idol's Gym, and linger over a Cuban coffee before spending the day at the pool.
  • The street is ordinary and the block of flats that the camera chooses to linger over is plain and unremarkable.
  • I buy a few items and linger over coffee, observing the atmosphere.
  • The temptation is to linger over these while neglecting other, more demanding tasks.
  • Rigid chairs and bland decor did not encourage us to linger over coffee, mugged or otherwise.
  • The odor of failure and confusion linger over the Duchy like the smell of rotting flesh.
  • The adults linger over coffee while the kids play, then the sausage is divided among the family members to take home and freeze for lasagna, pastas, and soups in the coming year.
  • There's no need to linger over this stage of the interview.
  • Don't linger over the options, just plump for one straight away. Times, Sunday Times
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