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Lingering Sentence Examples

  • The sun was down, the afterglow of sunset lingering on the horizon.
  • After the two men called it a night and Fred returned to his guesthouse lodging, Dean sat outside his tent lingering under more stars than he had ever viewed in his life.
  • The lingering sickness in his body fled, gone for good.
  • Cynthia sighed, lingering in the parlor.
  • Lana couldn't help but feel self-conscious at the lingering looks they gave her.
  • The goon that bruised her arm was lingering outside her building, along with two more.
  • He looked her up and down in approval, his gaze lingering on her neck.
  • The emotions behind the scenes were hot and angry before one more scene emerged-- this one lingering for what felt like minutes.
  • And the exile, separated from the beloved France so dear to his heart, died a lingering death on that rock and bequeathed his great deeds to posterity.
  • There was a plate of cookies on the counter and the scent of dinner lingering around the oven.
  • Damian snorted, gaze lingering on the map.
  • The others, when not lingering over coffee, were peeking in the kitchen for more pastries.
  • Katie looked around her apartment, eyes lingering on a drawing done by a child on the fridge.
  • He found himself lingering, wanting to feel a little less alone.
  • She ate two more of the sugar cubes and a water cube, eyes lingering on the bloody mess that was her jumper in the corner.
  • He looked her over, eyes lingering on her neck.
  • "Not a warrior," she said, her questioning look lingering on Katie's neck.
  • He turned and smiled at her, then retreated, lingering at the door to the shower room.
  • He felt Katie.s gaze on him and looked up from the bandage, his eyes lingering on her face.
  • If not for the painkillers Mansr gave her as soon as she awoke and her newest discovery to distract her from the lingering pain, she'd be too miserable to move.
  • She raised her face and kissed him softly, lingering for just a moment.
  • His blue gaze swept over her, lingering on the blood-soaked clothing she wore.
  • In spite of his lingering and totally unfounded doubts that it was Jeffrey Byrne he was pursuing, there were far too many coincidences pointing to Cynthia Byrne's husband.
  • He gave her a long, lingering kiss.
  • She released a deep sigh, finger lingering on the names from her past.
  • "I don't want to know," she said, gaze lingering on the garbage bag.
  • His gaze swept over her body, lingering on her breasts, and she wished she'd stopped by the locker room to pull on a shirt instead of racing to get away from Darian.
  • He studied her, his eyes lingering on her lips and the swells of her breasts before he met her gaze again.
  • He pushed the thought of his slain brother away but couldn't escape the lingering sense of unease.
  • For the first time, he wasn't lingering in the shadows.
  • His dark eyes swept over her, lingering at her neck, where her wound had healed with Darkyn's power.
  • The answers fell into place, one after another like a child's wooden puzzle, and even absent the last lingering block, the finished the picture was finally clear.
  • Even his lingering doubt about the real cost of her deals with Darkyn didn't extend to the question of whether or not he was meant to be with the woman in his arms.
  • Gabriel left his sleeping mate in her bed with a lingering glance.
  • The quaint streets of Pacific Grove were quiet during the weekday, with a small group of women lingering in the midmorning sun at the café on the corner.
  • Carmen climbed off the chair and squirmed out of his lingering grip on her arm.
  • She was uneasy lingering on the events of the past week.
  • I could always tell if visitors had called in my absence, either by the bended twigs or grass, or the print of their shoes, and generally of what sex or age or quality they were by some slight trace left, as a flower dropped, or a bunch of grass plucked and thrown away, even as far off as the railroad, half a mile distant, or by the lingering odor of a cigar or pipe.
  • "I'll lock the door," he said, his lips returning to hers and lingering in a way that made her feel weak.
  • He planted a lingering kiss on her lips and drew back.
  • Still, that wasn't the only lingering side effect of her weekend with Brandon.
  • And now it was gone, not even a trace lingering as he spoke.
  • He helped her down, his hands lingering on her waist as he gazed down at her.
  • Tired, she wiped her eyes, an ache fluttering through her at the lingering scent of Dusty on her skin.
  • Yully shook away her lingering fear.
  • Damian heard the uneasy note in her voice and looked her over, his gaze lingering at her hips, where her weapons should've been.
  • "Walk," she managed, shuddering at the lingering visions that left an acrid taste in her mouth.
  • Rhyn glanced up, gaze lingering on his mate, then shook his head.
  • He waved at the massive shadow lingering on the sidewalk.
  • The lingering images of recliner-size tarantulas from her dream made her shudder and look around self-consciously to make sure none were in her room.
  • It was a foolish thing to say, given the circumstances, but she was up to her eyeballs with this lingering bad mood.
  • There was a lingering smell of wood smoke in the night air and all earlier efforts at shoveling the walkway and stairs were lost in the smooth swirls of new fallen whiteness.
  • It was a long lingering kiss that brought her to full passion.
  • It was a long lingering kiss that brought her to full passion.
  • But it was the thrum of magic lingering within her that disturbed her most.
  • She glanced toward the lingering attackers hovering like vultures.
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