9 example sentences using languish.
Languish used in a sentence
Languish in a sentence as a verb
"My prediction: Glass will not pan out for Google, and Oculus Rift with languish with Facebook as a result.
And for this, even though poor nations languish without proper electricity, they do have cell phones.
To let Reader languish then **** it because "usage has declined" is rather self-fulfilling.
That meant that some bug fixes — even security fixes — could languish for weeks, waiting for Karpeles to get to the code.
But sysadmins of a certain vintage will always remember when Debian allowed itself to languish.
I think they were spoiled by Microsoft's dedication to backwards compatibility at all costs[1], and thought that surely it would hurt Apple more than Adobe to let PS languish.
Countries in latin america and south east Asia have improved drastically through better "socialistic" maternal and child welfare programs while the rest amongst the poorer countries languish.
Taken to the extreme, this is the famous "Peter Principle," which suggests that employees will continue to be promoted until they reach a position beyond their abilities, at which point they languish in mediocrity.
What's a few dead people in far off places if you're getting rich, right ?Meantime, US judges complain about the crazy Catch-22 goalpost moving unfairness and still people languish innocently in Guantanimo and die in what can best be described as "unclear circumstances".A nation founded on rebellion against unfair and unjust oppression, seeking life and liberty.
Languish definitions
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"
See also: waste
have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
See also: fade