He let his words linger on the wide cherry conference table for a few moments.

After all was gone, two words lingered like a benediction.

I heard the word yet linger in the air silently, and my fists tightened.

The courtroom is perfectly still as his words linger, then slowly settle.

The words lingered in the empty air where Gram had sat a moment before.

She left, and the words lingered in the room.

Fire-the word lingered with a small beat in her mind.

Her words "It's going to be all right" would linger in my mind for months.

She let her words linger between them before offering further explanation.

His words lingered in her memory and made music.