However, the idea languished outside of the motor racing arena as no major auto manufacturer attempted the same for production automobiles.

The idea languished when the personnel who had been promoting it left the railroad.

The idea languished for lack of time, energy and resolve.

Funds were unavailable, and the ideas languished.

The idea of a cemetery languished as Columbia, midway between Baltimore and Washington, grew to a city of 70,500 people.

The idea has languished amid partisan bickering, but Congress seems likely to forge a compromise with the new Administration this year.

But demand was too low to justify the expense, and the idea languished.

Some ideas are languishing for lack of adequate evaluation.

The idea languished until earlier this year, when Dr. Mark Greene, one of the main characters on the show, had brain surgery.

The ideas of Nixon and Kissinger, not just their characters, have languished in disrepute ever since.