How to use "languish" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

Example sentences for "languish" in popular movie and book plots

These children are raised by grandparents and aunts while their parents languish in prison. - Children of the Jacaranda Tree
The code book is consigned to the imperial archives as a curiosity, and the weapon's remaining victims are doomed to languish in limbo. - The Emperor's Fan
As the novel opens, they languish in ennui because they have no children, and Sosuke has to focus on his career. - The Gate (novel)
Inés, who was said to be tried, has actually been left to languish in the dungeons until now. - Goya's Ghosts
He leaves Sean to languish while he convinces Pollux to "reveal" the bomb's location in exchange for release from prison. - Face/Off

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