using linger in a sentence

[heyou]

hello, just want to confirm on how should i use linger in an example like this:

linger with the past,

OR

linger in the past...

Thanks in advance!!

[bhaisahab]

Hello, I just want to confirm how I should use linger in an example like this:

linger with the past,

OR

linger in the past...

Thanks in advance!!

In what context do you want to use them? Neither seems very likely to me.

[M.Andrew]

My mind lingered in the past. (OK)