languish in the PONS Dictionary

languish Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to languish in jail
čamiti u zatvoru
to languish in obscurity
čamiti [or životariti] u anonimnosti

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It was not considered very important when it was first introduced in the 1930s and development was allowed to languish.
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Data on paper frequently languishes in the field, waiting to get delivered, scanned, re-typed, or is subject to misinterpretation during transcription.
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However, efforts at repairing the plant and restarting operations languished for 6 years owing to persistent technical problems and lack of attention from state authorities.
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It languished unused for several years, and by the early 1960s, the threat had emerged that it would be converted to a parking garage.
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But for almost a decade the project languished, financially troubled and inadequately focused.
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Your coal industries, which depend greatly upon the iron industries, are languishing.
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The album languished, however, and the duo's enthusiasm dwindled.
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Although the game survived, it languished in country regions of the state for many years.
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When it was written, for whom, and why it was allowed to languish unperformed are all unanswered questions.
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It languishes near the bottom on the states' economic league table, the paper wrote.
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