linger *
linger on

Many of the teachers also lingered long after working hours.

She went back to get them, then decided to linger at home.

He did not want the bill to linger beyond week's end.

But in recent weeks the children have not lingered long after school.

A couple of students always linger after class to ask questions.

Her eyes lingered on the top of his head for a moment.

But in any case he could linger here no longer.

She felt his eyes linger on her a moment longer.

On the other hand, maybe questions still linger for you.

But his mind is still on the one before, something has lingered.

If the day had been longer, I would have lingered.

But they lingered long enough for him to make sense of them.

He had no time to linger in town with other young men.

His eyes started at my feet and lingered for a second.

He was one of those kids who lingered, you know.

Stay a short time only, I will know if you linger.

Only a moment I lingered over her, then began to run.

He decided to linger at the door to see what was going on.

No one had or has any idea how long my father might linger on.

They started within where the food was upon the table, but I lingered to look about.

I tried not to linger over the photo, to look away, to move on.

Such questions linger for many students of the war despite all the books.

But this is no reason to let the military linger in power.

And it will linger in your mind for a long time.

There did not seem to be a reason to linger.